100 - Rena Blanton Barton - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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Rena Blanton Barton was born the same day that Republican incumbent Theodore Roosevelt defeated Democrat Alton B. Parker in the 1904 Presidential election.
Waymark Code: WMH9V4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2013
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The final resting place of Rena Blanton Barton is at the southeast corner of El Reno Cemetery, at the northwest corner of the section. Rena's headstone is a horizontal marker with a nice photo of her at the center.
Text on marker:
Rena Blanton Barton
Nov. 8, 1904
Dec. 24, 2004
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Rena's time on earth:
1904: The subject of alcohol and heart attacks is first investigated.
1914: Baseball legend Babe Ruth makes his major league debut with the Red Sox.
1924: The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies are held in Paris, France.
1934: The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City.
1944: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.
1954: Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock Around The Clock" thus starting the Rock and Roll craze.
1964: The Government of the United States authorizes the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, outlawing the poll tax.
1974: People Weekly magazine's first issue released in the U.S. Mia Farrow is on the cover.
1984: The United States Marine Corps pulls out of Beirut, Lebanon.
1994: The Superhighway Summit is held at UCLA's Royce Hall. It is the first conference to discuss the growing information superhighway and is presided over by U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
2004: Facebook launches.
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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