100 - Opal Moriarty Knipe - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 32.019 W 097° 32.041
14S E 632903 N 3933213
Opal Knipe was born 3 days before The Music Hall in New York (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with maestro Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
Waymark Code: WMEG3C
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2012
Views: 5
The final resting place of Opal Moriarty Knipe is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, in the first section west of the Mausoleum. Hers is a flat, white headstone with a cross and flowers etched into the left side. A large family monument marks the Knipe burial section. Opal's headstone is about 10 ft. north of the road.
Text on Opal's headstone:
Beloved Wife and Mother
Opal Moriarty Knipe
May 2, 1891
August 3, 1991
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Opal's time on earth:
1891: The Johnstown Inclined Plane opens in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1901: Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for cannibalism
1911: The first Monte Carlo races (Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) are held
1921: The first radio broadcast of a World Series baseball game was aired by Newark, NJ station WJZ; Pittsburgh, PA station KDKA, and a group of other commercial and amateur stations throughout the eastern United States
1931: The USS Arizona is placed back in full commission after a refit
1941: Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli
1951: United Artists releases sci-fi film The Man from Planet X
1961: American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus
1971: The landmark television sitcom All In The Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS
1981: The first London Marathon starts with 7,500 runners
1991: Comedy Central is launched in its current format
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 13
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