101 - Ema E. Harp - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.841 W 097° 32.290
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Ema E. Harp was born the same year that Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state.
Waymark Code: WMGP0N
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2013
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The final resting place of Ema Harp is near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, east of the lake and at the east side of section 10. Hers is a large, upright marker shared with her husband Kenneth. Flowers are etched into the two top corners, and a vase sits on both sides of the marker.
Text on marker:
Harp
Kenneth P.
May 18, 1904
Aug. 15, 1987
Ema E.
May 10, 1907
July 5, 2008
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ema's time on earth:
1907: The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome
1917: The United States declares war on Germany.
1927: In New York City, the Roxy Theater is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
1937: Wallis Simpson marries The Duke of Windsor (the former Edward VIII), in France.
1947: The 19th Academy Awards ceremony is held. The movie Best Years of Our Lives wins the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with several other Academy Awards.
1957: Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley agrees to move the team from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles
1967: U.S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward Higgins White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test
1977: Marquette University wins the men's NCAA basketball tournament with a win over the University of North Carolina 67-59
1987: U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.
1997: Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State, after confirmation by the United States Senate.
2008: The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 10
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