102 - William H. Wails - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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William H. Wails was born the same year that Nellie Bly completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
Waymark Code: WMGERP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2013
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The final resting place of William H. Wails is at the very far northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, just a few feet from the corner fence. His is a flat marker with the following text:
William H. Wails
1890 - 1992
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during William's time on earth:
1890: In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1900: The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua.
1910: The Vatican introduces a compulsory oath against modernism, to be taken by all priests upon ordination.
1920: In Geneva, the first assembly of the League of Nations is held.
1930: Betty Boop premiers in the animated film Dizzy Dishes.
1940: Germany invades the neutral countries of Denmark and Norway in Operation Weserübung. The British campaign in Norway is simultaneously commenced.
1950: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating the races.
1960: In Buenos Aires, four Mossad agents abduct the fugitive Nazi criminal against humanity, Adolf Eichmann, in order that he could be taken to Israel and put on trial. Eichmann was later convicted and executed.
1970: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! makes its network TV debut, when CBS telecasts the 1955 film version as a 3-hour Thanksgiving special.
1980: In Los Angeles, comedian Richard Pryor is badly burned trying to freebase cocaine.
1992: Approximately 500,000 people march on Washington, D. C. in support of abortion rights in advance of oral arguments in the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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