101 - Hattie Montgomery - Moore Cemetery - Moore, OK
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Hattie Montgomery was born the same year that the U.S. Marines intervened in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WMHKXW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2013
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The final resting place of Hattie Montgomery is at the west side of the cemetery, just west of the pavilion. Hers is an upright, double marker shared with her spouse Jess.
Text on marker:
Montgomery
Hattie
Apr. 19, 1893
Dec. 13, 1994
Jess
Oct. 18, 1888
Oct. 28, 1983
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Hattie's time on earth:
1893: Standing ovation to Hindu monk Swami Vivekanda for his address in Response to the welcome at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.
1903: El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
1913: Mexican Revolution: Assassination of Francisco I. Madero and José María Pino Suárez.
1923: Hockey Night in Canada is first broadcast on the Toronto Star's private station CFCA, making the first hockey broadcast ever.
1933: Newsweek magazine is published for the first time in the United States.
1943: February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days.
1953: Mickey Mantle hits a 565 foot (172 m) home run at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. Mantle's home run is believed to be the longest home run in baseball history by many historians.
1963: Iron Man debuts in Marvel Comics's Tales of Suspense #39, cover-dated this month.
1973: The Sears Tower in Chicago is finished, becoming the world's tallest building at 1,451 feet.
1983: Six men walk underwater across the Sydney Harbor – 82.9 km in 48 hours.
1994: In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet to attend The Citadel, but soon drops out.
Location of Headstone: Moore Cemetery
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