102 - Alta E. Patterson - Chapel Hill Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Alta Patterson was born the same year that The United States declared war on Spain
Waymark Code: WMJFY8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2013
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The final resting place of Alta Patterson is at the south side of Chapel Hill Cemetery, just south of the drive.
Text on marker:
Alta E. Patterson
1898 - 2000
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Alta's time on earth:
1898: Joshua Slocum completes a 3-year solo circumnavigation of the world.
1908: The Children's Encyclopedia begins publication in London.
1918: The last captive Carolina Parakeet (the last breed of parrot native to the eastern United States) dies at the Cincinnati Zoo.
1928: Arnold Rothstein, New York City's most notorious gambler, is shot to death over a poker game in a Manhattan hotel.
1938: The Looney Tunes animated short Porky & Daffy is released.
1948: The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
1958: Bertrand Russell launches the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
1968: Manchester City win 1967–68 Football League First Division; by two clear points over club rivals Manchester United.
1978: The New York Post publishes an article about David Rorvik's book The Cloning of Man, about a supposed cloning of a human being.
1988: The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea.
2000: Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.
Location of Headstone: Chapel Hill Cemetery
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