100 - Ruth G. Donart - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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N 35° 29.837 W 097° 31.718
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Ruth G. Donart was born the same year that Caleb Bradham named his soft drink Pepsi-Cola.
Waymark Code: WMH0PP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2013
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The final resting place of Ruth G. Donart is at the southwest side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the south end of the section.
Text on marker:
Ruth G. Donart
1898 - 1998
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ruth's time on earth:
1898: The first of the two Tsavo Man-Eaters is shot by John Henry Patterson; the second is killed 3 weeks later, after 135 workers have been killed by the lions.
1908: Dorando Pietri wins the Olympic marathon in London in one of the most dramatic arrivals of the Olympic history, only to be disqualified soon afterwards for receiving assistance
1918: Shooting of the Romanov family: By order of the Bolshevik Party and carried out by the Cheka, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei, and retainers are executed at the Ipatiev House in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
1928: Charles Lindbergh is presented the Medal of Honor for his first Transatlantic flight.
1938: Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
1948: The Berlin Blockade begins.
1958: A peace symbol is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.
1968: NET televises the very first episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
1978: Hollywood film director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees to France, after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1988: Ronald Reagan decides to tear down the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
1998: The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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