101 - Jodie Perry Orrell - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.812 W 097° 32.401
14S E 632365 N 3932822
Jodie Perry Orrell was born the same year that Democratic Party incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral College vote to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, therefore losing the 1888 Presidential election
Waymark Code: WMH6M4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2013
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The final resting place of Jodie Perry Orrell is at the southwest side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the southeast corner of the section.
Text on marker:
Jodie Perry Orrell
Oct. 17, 1888
Mar. 14, 1990
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Jodie's time on earth:
1888: The dolphin Pelorus Jack is first sighted in Cook Strait, New Zealand.
1898: The United States declares war on Spain;
1908: The first around-the-world car race, the 1908 New York to Paris Race, begins.
1918: Moscow becomes the capital of Soviet Russia.
1928: English bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA
1938: Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military.
1948: The stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France, Sr.
1958: 14-year-old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship.
1968: Paris student riots; one million march through streets of Paris.
1978: The 50th Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Annie Hall winning Best Picture.
1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union approves changes to the Constitution of the Soviet Union to create a strong U.S.-style presidency. Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to a five-year term as the first-ever President of the Soviet Union on March 15.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 14
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