101 - Esther Anderson - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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Centenarian Esther Anderson is laid to rest on the west side of section 26.
Waymark Code: WM10E34
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2019
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Centenarian Esther Anderson's marker can be found at the west side of Sec. 26, which is southwest of the cemetery office.
Text on double marker:
Anderson
Esther Pearl
Jan. 9, 1900
Feb. 3, 2001
Garland M.
Nov. 7, 1897
Nov. 26, 1975
Some historical events that occurred during Esther's lifetime:
1900: American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.
1910: George V becomes King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of his father, Edward VII
1920: The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago
1930: The radio drama The Shadow airs for the first time in the United States
1940: Mae West & W. C. Fields join comedic forces for My Little Chickadee with tremendous success. The film becomes one of the highest grossing of the year.
1950: Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from the Brink's armored car company headquarters, in Boston, Massachusetts.
1960: In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional boxing match.
1970: The Odd Couple premiered on ABC.
1980: The Rubik's Cube makes its international debut at The British Toy and Hobby Fair, Earl's Court, London.
1990: U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
2001: Wikipedia is launched.
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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