104 - Elizabeth Smith - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Elizabeth Smith was born the same year that Andrew Jackson was censured by the Congress of the United States
Waymark Code: WMERVQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2012
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The final resting place of Elizabeth Smith is near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the south end of section 4. Hers is a med. grey horizontal marker.
Text on headstone:
Elizabeth Smith
1834 - 1938
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Elizabeth's time on earth:
1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act in the UK states that no able-bodied British man can receive assistance unless he enters a workhouse (a kind of poorhouse)
1844: George Williams founds the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London
1854: The first class of the United States Naval Academy graduated at Annapolis, Maryland
1864: The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency
1874: The New York Zoo hoax, a supposed breakout of animals from the Central Park Zoo
1884: Near Frisco, New Mexico, deputy sheriff Elfego Baca holds off a gang of 80 Texan cowboys who want to kill him for arresting cowboy Charles McCarthy (the cowboys were terrorizing the area's Hispanos and Baca was working against them)
1894: The Tower Bridge in London opens for traffic
1904: The Dalai Lama signs the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty with Colonel Francis Younghusband
1914: Baseball legend Babe Ruth makes his major league debut with the Red Sox
1924: IBM is founded in New York State
1938: The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 4
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