101 - Lewis T. Mohnike - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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N 35° 31.175 W 097° 56.323
14S E 596229 N 3931183
Lewis Mohnike was born the same year of the Great Boston Fire of 1872: the 2-day disaster destroys about 65 acres (0.26 km2) of the city, 776 buildings, much of the financial district and causes US$60 million in damage
Waymark Code: WMJKAP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2013
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The final resting place of Lewis Mohnike is at the northeast side of El Reno Cemetery, near the south end of the section.
Text on marker:
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Lewis' time on earth:
1872: The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City
1882: American showman P. T. Barnum acquires the elephant Jumbo from London Zoo.
1892: Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1902: In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000.
1912: New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the United States.
1922: Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie.
1932: Tarzan the Ape Man opens, with Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the title role (Weismuller will star in a total of 12 Tarzan films).
1942: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property.
1952: Wernher von Braun publishes the first in his series of articles titled Man Will Conquer Space Soon!, including ideas for manned flights to Mars and the Moon.
1962: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes.
1974: People Weekly magazine's first issue released in the U.S. Mia Farrow is on the cover.
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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