100 - Jessie Hoffman Jordan - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Jessie Jordan was born the same year that oxygen was liquefied for the very first time.
Waymark Code: WMGBJ4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2013
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The final resting place of Jessie Hoffman Jordan is at the southeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the south side of section 5. This is a horizontal marker with the following text:
Jessie Hoffman Jordan
1883 - 1983
In Loving Memory
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Jessie's time on earth:
1883: The world's first rodeo is held in Pecos, Texas.
1893: Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience in India.
1903: Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay opens its doors to guests.
1913: New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100,000,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller.
1923: The Irish Civil War ends.
1933: Albert Einstein arrives in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany; he accepts a position at Princeton University.
1943: Norman Rockwell's illustration of Rosie the Riveter first appears on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post.
1953: Transsexual Christine Jorgenson returns to New York after successful sexual reassignment surgery in Denmark.
1963: Gideon v. Wainwright: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the poor must have lawyers.
1973: The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 102–93 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA title.
1983: Six men walk underwater across the Sydney Harbor – 82.9 km in 48 hours.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 5
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