101 - Mrs. Eugene F. Lester - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Mrs. Eugene Lester was born the same year that Grover Cleveland succeeded Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States.
Waymark Code: WMERJG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
Views: 2
The final resting place of Mrs. Lester is at the north side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the west end of section 4. Hers is a horizontal light grey marker laid in front of a large, white family monument with only the name "Lester."
Text on headstone:
Mrs. Eugene F. Lester
1885 - 1986
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mrs. Lester's time on earth:
1885: The Times reports that "A lady well-known in literary and scientific circles" has been cremated by the Cremation Society in Woking, Surrey. Jeannette C. Pickersgill is the first person to be officially cremated in the United Kingdom
1895: 3,000 Armenians are burned alive in Urfa by Ottoman troops
1905: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia agrees to create an elected assembly (the Duma)
1915: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary
1925: The Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history, rampages through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. It hits the towns of Murphysboro, Illinois; Gorham, Illinois; Ellington, Missouri; and Griffin, Indiana
1935: King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) of Siam abdicates the throne. He is succeeded by his 9-year-old-nephew Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)
1945: In the United Kingdom, The Princess Elizabeth, later to become Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Army's Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service as a truck driver/mechanic
1955: The Illinois Governor, William Stratton, signs the "Loyalty Oath Act", passed by the State Legislature, which mandates all public employees take a loyalty oath to Illinois and the United States, or lose their jobs
1965: Pillsbury's world-famous mascot, the Pillsbury Doughboy, is created
1975: Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC
1985: The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States
1986: Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 4
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