102 - Cora Guthrie - Grace Hill Cemetery - Perry, OK
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Cora Guthrie was born the same year (1886) that an extremely harsh winter of 1886–87 in the United States begins, killing tens of thousands of cattle on the Great Plains of North America.
Waymark Code: WM16PDV
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Cora Guthrie is at the southeast side of Grace Hill Cemetery, at the northeast side of Section S. She shares a light gray, upright double marker with her spouse Charles, who preceded her in death in 1970. Their headstone has the following inscription:
Guthrie
Cora
Oct. 10, 1886
Jan. 4, 1989
Charles
Oct. 5, 1890
Dec. 29, 1970
Some historical events that occurred during Cora's time on earth:
1886: English adventurer Thomas Stevens concludes the first circumnavigation by bicycle in Yokohama, having set out on his penny-farthing from San Francisco in 1884.
1906: The first Grand Prix is held in Le Mans, France.
1926: A. A. Milne's children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is published in London, featuring the eponymous bear.
1946: In Japan, women vote for the first time, during elections for the House of Representatives of the 90th Imperial Diet.
1966: In Washington, D.C., General Motors President James M. Roche appears before a Senate subcommittee and apologizes to consumer advocate Ralph Nader for the company's intimidation and harassment campaign against him.
1989: The New York Times discloses involvement of German company Imhausen and Salzgitter AG in building a chemical weapon plant in Rabta, Libya
Location of Headstone: Grace Hill Cemetery
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