101 - Floye Johnson Simmons - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Floye Johnson Simmons was born the same year that the poem Casey at the Bat was published
Waymark Code: WMET28
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2012
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The final resting place of Floye Johnson Simmons is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the far northeast corner of section 4. His is a large, upright light grey monument with only his name and years etched into a white text box.
Text on marker:
Floye Johnson Simmons
May 21, 1888
Sept. 4, 1989
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Floye's time on earth:
1888: In Chicago, the Republican Convention opens at the Auditorium Building. Benjamin Harrison & Levi Morton win the nominations for President and Vice President, respectively
1898: The United States captures Guam making it the first U.S. overseas territory
1908: Dorando Pietri wins the Olympic marathon in London in one of the most dramatic arrivals of the Olympic history, only to be disqualified soon afterwards
1918: The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31)
1928: Mickey Mouse appears in Steamboat Willie, the third Mickey Mouse cartoon released, but the first sound film
1938: The Niagara Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York collapses due to an ice jam
1948: McCollum v. Board of Education: The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the U.S. Constitution
1958: Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union
1968: The American movie Planet of the Apes is released in theaters
1978: Electrical workers in Mexico City find the remains of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in the middle of the city
1988: The United Kingdom bans broadcast interviews with IRA members. The BBC gets around this stricture through the use of professional actors
1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of oil after running aground
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 4
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