100 - Mary Myrtle Talbot Little - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Mary Little was born the same year that the first cash register was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio
Waymark Code: WMHZ5C
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2013
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The final resting place of Mary Little is at the north end of Fairlawn Cemetery, near the center of the section.
Text on marker:
Mary Myrtle Talbot Little
Apr. 19, 1880 - Jan. 8, 1981
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mary's time on earth:
1880: U.S. presidential election: James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock.
1890: Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise on the edge of Paris in the care of Dr Paul Gachet where he will produce around seventy paintings in as many days.
1900: The United States Census estimates the country's population to be about 70 million people.
1910: Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero proclaims the elections of 1910 null and void, and calls for an armed revolution at 6 p.m. against the illegitimate presidency/dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz.
1920: A woman named Anna Anderson tries to commit suicide in Berlin and is taken to a mental hospital, where she claims she is Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia.
1930: Building of the Boulder Dam (later known as the Hoover Dam) is started on the Colorado River in the United States.
1940: The first Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens for business, built with an 8-foot (2.4 m) girder and 190 feet (58 m) above the water, as the third longest suspension bridge in the world.
1950: The comic strip Beetle Bailey is created by Mort Walker.
1960: President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law.
1970: The New York Knicks win their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 113-99 in Game 7 of the world championship series at Madison Square Garden.
1981: The Brazilian double decker boat Novo Amapo capsizes in the Amazon River, Belem de Cajari, Macapa, Brazil; 230 are killed.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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