100 - Dot Ruth Abbott - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Dot Ruth Abbott was born the same year that the United Mine Workers in the U.S. held a five-month strike (ending in October)
Waymark Code: WMGMPY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2013
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The final resting place of Dot Abbott is at the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, east of the Lake and at the north end of section 10. Hers is a horizontal, double marker shared with her spouse James. A large family monument is a few feet away, with the words "Dunlap/Abbott".
Text on marker:
Abbott
Dot Ruth
Sept. 28, 1902
Aug. 7, 2003
(51 Yrs)
James Bennett
Dec. 15, 1900
Jan. 3, 1990
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Dot's time on earth:
1902: The second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years hard labor.
1912: The Qing Dynasty of China, also called the Manchu Dynasty, comes to an end after 268 years with the abdication of Emperor Puyi in favour of the Republic of China.
1922: Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie.
1932: Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
1942: United States and Philippines troops fight the Battle of Bataan against Japanese forces.
1952: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer: The U.S. Supreme Court limits the power of the President to seize private business, after President Harry S. Truman nationalizes all steel mills in the United States, just before the 1952 steel strike begins.
1962: In Los Angeles, California, the first MLB game is played at Dodger Stadium.
1972: The first Boston Marathon in which women are officially allowed to compete.
1982: Cal Ripken, Jr. plays the first of what eventually becomes his record-breaking streak of 2,632 consecutive Major League Baseball games.
1992: President of the United States George H. W. Bush meets with President of Russia Boris Yeltsin at Camp David, where they formally declare that the Cold War is over.
2003: U.S. forces seize control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 10
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