101 Maudie M. Snell - Yukon Cemetery - Yukon, OK
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Maudie Snell was born the same year that the paperclip was patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor
Waymark Code: WMJTEG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2013
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The final resting place of Maudie Snell is at the north side of Yukon Cemetery. She shares an upright marker with her spouse Thomas.
Text on marker:
Snell
Maudie M.
Feb. 2, 1899
April 27, 2000
Thomas B.
Sept. 22, 1886
April 25, 1958
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Maudie's time on earth:
1899: David Hilbert creates the modern concept of geometry with the publication of his book Grundlagen der Geometrie.
1909: Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster.
1919: World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens at the Palace of Versailles, France
1929: Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st President of the United States, succeeding Calvin Coolidge.
1939: In Durban, South Africa the Timeless Test begins between England and South Africa, the longest game of cricket ever played. It is abandoned twelve days later when the English team has to catch the last ferry home.
1949: The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II under Captain James Gallagher lands in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight (it was refueled in flight 4 times).
1959: Motown Records is founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.
1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are married at Gibraltar, and proceed to their honeymoon "Bed-In" for peace in Amsterdam.
1979: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1989: The 61st Academy Awards are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, with Rain Man winning Best Picture.
2000: The final original Peanuts comic strip is published, following the death of its creator, Charles M. Schulz.
Location of Headstone: Yukon Cemetery
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