101 - Evelyn E. Borah - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Evelyn Borah was born the same year that Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Eskimo explorers came within a few miles of the North Pole.
Waymark Code: WMHQ27
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2013
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The final resting place of Evelyn Borah is at the east side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the center of the section. Hers is a very large, upright family monument with three names at the bottom.
Text on marker:
Borah
Roehr
Brill
Love is our cherished gift
Husband
Ralph A.
1901 - 1981
Wife
Evelyn E.
1909 - 2010
Husband Kenneth W.
1907 - 2003
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Evelyn's time on earth:
1909: The United States Army Signal Corp Division purchases the world's first military airplane, a Wright Military Flyer, from the Wright Brothers.
1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens at the Palace of Versailles, France
1929: The Grand Teton National Park is established by the United States Congress.
1939:Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead after her disappearance
1949: The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II under Captain James Gallagher lands in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight (it was refueled in flight 4 times).
1959:The Dalai Lama is granted asylum in India.
1969: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment applies to public schools.
1979: Michael Jackson releases his breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.
1989: An unknown Chinese protestor, "Tank Man", stands in front of a column of military tanks on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, temporarily halting them, an incident which achieves iconic status internationally through images taken by Western photographers.
1999: The 71st Academy Awards are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Shakespeare in Love winning Best Picture.
2010: Nude, Green Leaves and Bust by Pablo Picasso sells in New York for US$106.5 million, setting another new world record for a work of art sold at auction
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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