101- Anna Lewis - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Anna Lewis was born the same year that The United States took control of Midway Island.
Waymark Code: WMHH36
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
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The final resting place of Anna Lewis is at the far northwest corner of the Jewish Cemetery inside Fairlawn Cemetery. Hers is a horizontal marker with flowers etched into the top two corners.
Text on marker:
Mother
Anna Lewis
Feb. 22, 1867
Apr. 13, 1968
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Anna's time on earth:
1867: Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly". Alaska joined the United States 92 years later, in 1959.
1877: Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States, succeeding Ulysses S. Grant as a result of the Compromise of 1877
1887: Construction of the foundations of the Eiffel Tower starts in Paris, France.
1897: "The Stars and Stripes Forever', the American patriotic march by John Philip Sousa, is performed for the first time
1907: Robert Baden-Powell leads the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, England.
1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives.
1927: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the "Academy" in "Academy Awards", is founded.
1937: The animated short Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery for the Looney Tunes series, featuring the debut of Daffy Duck, is released in the United States.
1947: Jackie Robinson, the first African American in Major League Baseball since the 1880s, signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1957: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is published in the United States.
1968: The 1968 Winter Olympics are held in Grenoble, France.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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