100 - Anna Mae Baynes - Oklahoma City, OK
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Anna Mae Baynes was born the year that the United States Supreme Court legally declares the tomato to be a vegetable.
Waymark Code: WMCYB2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
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The final resting place of 100 year old Anna Mae Baynes is at Memorial Park Cemetery, in the southeast corner. She shares a marker with Alec Baynes.
The only entry into Memorial Park is on the opposide side of the cemetery (west side) off of Kelly Ave.
Text on marker:
Baynes
Alec
May 25, 1885
Feb. 18, 1960
Anna Mae
Mar. 12, 1893
Jan. 6, 1994
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Anna Mae's lifetime:
1893: The U.S. Marines intervene in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
1903: Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago becomes the first owner of a Ford Model A.
1913: First Balkan War: A peace treaty is signed in London, ending the war
1923: Time Magazine hits newsstands for the first time
1933: The original film version of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premieres at Radio City Music Hall and the RKO Roxy Theatre in New York City.
1943: A fire at St. Joseph's Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, kills 36 people (35 of whom are children)
1953: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest
1963: Sylvia Plath commits suicide in London
1973: Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winner since 1948
1983: The Red Hot Chili Peppers launch their first, self-titled, album
1994: Brazil wins the 1994 FIFA World Cup
Location of Headstone: Memorial Park Cemetery, section 42
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