102 - Pearl W. (Hansen) - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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N 35° 29.856 W 097° 31.539
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Pearl W. was born the same year that the last transit of the planet Venus occurred (until 2004, 122 years later).
Waymark Code: WMGCR5
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2013
Views: 2
The final resting place of Pearl W. is at the southeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, just north of the entrance gate and near the border fence. Hers is a horizontal marker, near an upright family monument with the name Hansen.
Text on headstone:
Pearl W.
Nov. 4, 1882
Apr. 30, 1985
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Pearl's time on earth:
1882: Zulu king Cetshwayo returns to South Africa.
1892: In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
1902: Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first American President to ride in an automobile when he rides in a Columbia Electric Victoria through Hartford, Connecticut.
1912: The Girl Scouts is founded by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia.
1922: In The Bronx, construction begins on Yankee Stadium.
1932: U.S. presidential election, 1932: Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory.
1942: United States and Philippines troops fight the Battle of Bataan against Japanese forces.
1952: Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.
1962: The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart (which is still the corporate name), opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
1972: U.S. airlines begin mandatory inspection of passengers and baggage.
1982: The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and three other Academy Awards.
1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and de facto leader of the Soviet Union.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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