100 - Martha E. Atkinson - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Martha Atkinson was born the same year that the second Modern Olympic Games opened, in Paris
Waymark Code: WMG23D
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2013
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The final resting place of Martha Atkinson is at the far southeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, in section 1. Hers is a flat stone, near a large upright family monument.
Text on marker:
Martha E. Atkinson
Apr. 15, 1900
Apr. 29, 2000
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Martha's lifetime:
1900: Boxers gather about 20,000 people near Peking and kill hundreds of European citizens, including the German ambassador.
1910: The Union of South Africa is created.
1920: The first commercial radio station in the United States, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan
1930: In an act of civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
1940: With the resignation of Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1950: A phenomenal winter storm ravages the northeastern United States, brings 30 to 50 inches of snow, temperatures below zero, and kills 323 people.
1960: Elvis Presley returns home from Germany, after being away on duty for 2 years.
1970: American President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette tv ads in the United States with effect from January 1, 1971.
1980: In South Korea, military government forces and pro-democracy protesters clash; 2,000 protesters die.
1990: The 1990 FIFA World Cup begins in Italy.
2000: The PlayStation 2 is released in Japan, and in North America. Several months later it becomes the best-selling game console of all time.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 1
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