100 - Jewel L. Bethel - Sunnylane Cemetery - Del City, OK
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Jewel Bethel was born the same year that Spain granted Puerto Rico autonomy.
Waymark Code: WM16TFV
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Jewel L. Bethel is at the west side of Sunnylane Cemetery, at the west end of section 10. Her single horizontal headstone was somewhat obscured with weeds when we found it, and it has the following inscription:
Jewel L. Bethel
Oct 1 1897 Feb 1 1998
Some historical events that occurred during Jewel's time on earth:
1897: Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac premieres in Paris.
1917: The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million.
1937: The first issue of Detective Comics is published in the United States. It goes on to become the longest continually published comic book in American history; it is still published as of 2021.
1957: The Civil Rights Act of 1957 is enacted, establishing the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
1977: Horse racing: Red Rum wins a record third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in the UK.
1998: Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
Location of Headstone: Sunnylane Cemetery
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