102 - Marie Schmoker - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.859 W 097° 32.162
14S E 632725 N 3932915
Marie Schmoker was born the same year that Good Housekeeping Magazine went on sale for the first time in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMG87K
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2013
Views: 2
The final resting place of Marie Schmoker is at the southeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the north end of section 2. Hers is an upright monument, shared with her husband John.
Text on headstone:
Schmoker
Father
John
1870 - 1920
Mother
Marie
1885 - 1987
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Marie's time on earth:
1885: A train wreck of the P.T. Barnum Circus kills giant elephant Jumbo.
1895: The Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League) is formed at a meeting of 21 rugby clubs in the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.[3] This event leads to the creation of the sport of rugby league football.
1905: Penny post established between the United Kingdom and Australia
1915: John McCrae writes In Flanders Fields.
1925: Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925: A 6.8 earthquake destroys downtown Santa Barbara, California.
1935: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
1945: A group of United States Marines reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. The photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (taken by Joe Rosenthal), later wins a Pulitzer Prize.
1955: Actor James Dean is killed when his automobile collides with another car at a highway junction near Cholame, California. Dean is just 24 years old.
1965: Some 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.
1975: Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title.
1987: Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 2
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