100 - Artie Ann Mills - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Artie Mills was born the same year that The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral occured in Tombstone, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMJFM9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2013
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The final resting place of Artie Ann Mills is at the east side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the north end of the section.
Text on marker:
Mills
Artie Ann
1881 - 1981
William W.
1869 - 1957
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Artie's time on earth:
1881: Billy the Kid escapes from his 2 jailers at the Lincoln County Jail in Mesilla, New Mexico, killing James Bell and Robert Ollinger before stealing a horse and riding out of town.
1891: The International Copyright Act of 1891 is passed by the Fifty-first United States Congress.
1901: Hubert Cecil Booth patents an electric vacuum cleaner in the United Kingdom.
1911: The very first Indianapolis 500, won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour.
1921: In American football, the University of California, Berkeley defeats Ohio State 28–0 in the Rose Bowl.
1931: Nevada legalizes gambling
1941: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
1951: Hank Ketcham's best-selling comic strip Dennis the Menace appeared in newspapers across the U.S. for the first time.
1961: The United States launches its first test of the Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile
1971: In Los Angeles, Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.
1981: The first London Marathon starts with 7,500 runners.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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