102 - Elizabeth L. Brown - Crescent, OK
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102 year old Elizabeth Brown is laid to rest in Crescent Cemetery in rural Logan County. She was about 6 years old when the Oklahoma Land Run began.
Waymark Code: WMCQ9T
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2011
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Elizabeth L. Brown lived during the start of the Oklahoma Land Run and witnessed Oklahoma become a U.S. State. She is laid to rest in Crescent Cemetery, which is approximately 8 miles northwest of Guthrie, Oklahoma's first capital.
Text on headstone:
Brown
Elizabeth L.
1883-1985
"Mother"
Some world events and accomplishments that occurred during Elizabeth's lifetime:
1883: "Buffalo Bill" puts on 1st show; 1st Vaudeville theater opens
1884: Moses Walker becomes 1st black player in Major League
1886: Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders
1889: OK Land Run starts; Nellie Bly starts trip
1890: Ellis Island opens as immigration depot
1891: 1st train robbery by Dalton Gang;
1893: New Mexico St. Univ. cancels its first commencement when its only graduate Sam Steel was robbed and killed the night before;
1903: Wizard of Oz premieres NYC; Harry Houdini escapes police station; Wright bros. first flight; First Tour de France
1913: Jim Thorpe relinquishes his Olympic medals for being a pro; 1st prize put in a Cracker Jack box; 1st modern bra patented
1923: Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen
1933: Lone Ranger begins a 21 yr. run on ABC radio; Loch Ness Monster first sighted; Public Works Admin. becomes effective; Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
1943: First missing persons telecast (NYC); Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD
1953: Dr. Jonas Salk announces he found a vaccine to prevent Polio; US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
1963: artificial heart implanted in a human for the first time
1973: Vietnam War ends
1983: U.S. and allies invade Grenada
1984: Toxic gas leak in India kills 2,000 and injures 150,000
1985: PLO terrorists hijack Achille Lauro; Italian govmt. toppled over the hijacking crisis
Location of Headstone: Crescent Cemetery
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