100 - Luther Lee Bohanon - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Luther L. Bohanon was born the same year that Edward VII was crowned King of the United Kingdom.
Waymark Code: WMFTNX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2012
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The final resting place of former U.S. District Judge Luther Lee Bohanon is just inside the entrance to Fairlawn Cemetery. He shares a crypt with his family, with his wife's name next to his and the names of his children inscribed at the base.
Text on crypt:
Bohanon
U.S. District Judge
Marie Swatek
Mar. 21, 1907
Aug. 14, 1998
Luther Lee
Aug. 9, 1902
July 18, 2003
His dedication to the U.S. Constitutional Principles, with courage to uphold them against the media and public hostility, gave hope to the repressed and disadvantaged.
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Luther's lifetime:
1902: Discovery Expedition: Scott, Shackleton and Wilson reach the furthest southern point reached thus far by man, south of 82°S
1912: Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo gives 3,000 cherry trees to be planted in Washington, D.C., to symbolize the friendship between the two countries
1922: Ulysses, by James Joyce, is published in Paris on his 40th birthday by Sylvia Beach
1932: The 1932 Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles
1942: Gasoline rationing begins in the United States
1952: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a political campaign promise, by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict
1962: France shortens the term for military service from 26 mos. to 18
1972: U.S. presidential election, 1972: Republican incumbent Richard Nixon defeats Democratic Senator George McGovern in a landslide (the election had the lowest voter turnout since 1948, with only 55 percent of the electorate voting)
1982: A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. Over 11 million people attend the fair during its 6-month run
1992: The Supreme Court of Ireland rules that a 14-year-old rape victim may travel to England to have an abortion
2003: May 4–May 10 – A major severe weather outbreak spawns more tornadoes than any week in U.S. history; 393 tornadoes are reported in 19 states
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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