101 - Sarah Jane Knotts - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Sarah Knotts was born the same year that the The New York Times was founded.
Waymark Code: WMJ8BC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2013
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The final resting place of Sarah Knotts is at the northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the east side of the section.
Text on marker:
Sarah Jane Knotts
Sept. 4, 1851
Jan. 21, 1953
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Sarah's time on earth:
1851: Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick; or The Whale is published in the U.S. by Harper & Brothers, New York, after being first published on October 18 in London by Richard Bentley, in 3 volumes as The Whale.
1861: American Civil War: The Stars and Bars is adopted as the flag of the Confederate States of America.
1871: Amadeus I becomes King of Spain.
1881: The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
1891: The Music Hall in New York (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with maestro Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
1901: The American yacht Columbia defeats the British Shamrock in the America's Cup yachting race.
1911: The hull of the RMS Titanic is launched.
1921: Dr. Marie Stopes opens the first birth control clinic in London, England.
1931: The release of the movie City Lights starring Charlie Chaplin.
1941: Aviator Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
1953: (January 19) 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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