100 - Nettie L. Scannell - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Nettie L. Scannell was born the same year that John Philip Sousa composed his magnum opus, the Stars and Stripes Forever, on Christmas Day
Waymark Code: WMEV7C
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2012
Views: 5
The final resting place of Nettie L. Scannell is near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the far northwest corner of section 3. Her name and years of birth/death are inscribed in a flat, light grey stone that sits in front of a family monument with the name "Scannell".
Text on headstone:
Nettie L. Scannell
Nov. 26, 1896
Mar. 18, 1997
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Nettie's lifetime:
1896: The Glasgow Subway, the third-oldest underground metro system in the world, opens
1906: In Tsarist Russia, the Fundamental Laws are announced at the first state Duma
1916: Pancho Villa leads about 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 12 U.S. soldiers. A garrison of the U.S. 13th Cavalry Regiment fights back and drives them away
1926: Planes piloted by Major Harold Geiger and Horace Meek Hickam, students at the Air Corps Tactical School, collide in mid-air at Langley Field, Virginia. Hickam parachutes to safety
1936: British luxury liner RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic
1946: The Interpol organization re-founded, telegraphic address “Interpol” adopted
1956: The first episode of As the World Turns is broadcast on the CBS television network
1966: In South Vietnam, 20,000 Buddhists march in demonstrations against the policies of the military government
1976: Jimmy Carter wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus
1986: After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business
1997: Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 3
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