102 - Helena Flaming - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
Posted by: 
Max and 99
N 35° 31.943 W 097° 32.224
14S E 632629 N 3933069
Helena Flaming was born the same year that England's first residential college for women, Girton College, was founded
Waymark Code: WMET24
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2012
Views: 4
The final resting place of Helena Flaming is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the east end of section 4. Hers is a large, upright light-grey monument with the names and years of birth/death for Helena and her spouse Henry.
Text on headstone:
Flaming
Helena
Sept. 30, 1869
June 8, 1972
Henry H.
Mar. 25, 1872
Nov. 13, 1948
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Helena's time on earth:
1869: American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri
1879: At New York City's Madison Square Garden, the first artificial ice rink in North America opens
1889: The Moulin Rouge cabaret opens in Paris
1899: Great Blizzard of 1899: Freezing temperatures and snow extend well south into North America, including southern Florida. It is the latest in a series of disasters to Florida's citrus industry
1909: Karl Landsteiner develops a system of blood grouping
1919: The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition, is ratified.
1929: The Lateran Treaty, making Vatican City a sovereign state, is ratified
1939: British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain states in the House of Commons that any German attack on France will be automatically considered an attack on Britain
1949: Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada – winds of up to 72 mph – tens of thousands of cattle and sheep perish
1959: Luna 2 becomes the first man-made object to crash on the Moon
1969: Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper, The News of the World
1972: Sally Priesand becomes the first female U.S. rabbi
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 4
|
Visit Instructions:
Upload a photo of the headstone and, if possible, the surrounding area.(nothing should be placed on grave stone) If you can provide more information about the waymark than what is currently provided, please include that information in your visit log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|