103 - Roxie M. Shannon - Chapel Hill Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Roxie Shannon was born the same year that Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt uttered the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
Waymark Code: WMJP2K
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2013
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The final resting place of Roxie Shannon is at the west side of Chapel Hill Cemetery, near the center of the section.
Text on marker:
Shannon
Jesse O.
1894 - 1978
Roxie M.
1901 - 2004
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Roxie's time on earth:
1901: The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
1911: Mexican Revolution: Rebels take Agua Prieta on the Sonora–Arizona border; government troops take the town back April 17 when the rebel leader "Red" López is drunk.
1921: The first BCG vaccination against tuberculosis is given.
1931: Irish racing driver Kaye Don breaks the world water speed record at Lake Garda, Italy
1941: Aviator Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
1951: The 23rd Academy Awards ceremony is held; All About Eve wins the Best Picture award and four others.
1961: John F. Kennedy succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as the 35th President of the United States of America.
1971: Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame from the Negro League.
1981: The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
1991: A Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides.
2004: The United States lifts a 23-year travel ban against Libya.
Location of Headstone: Chapel Hill Cemetery
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