101 - Ruth Champlin - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Ruth Champlin was born the same year that Mount Vesuvius erupted and devastated Naples
Waymark Code: WMG6J9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2013
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The final resting place of Ruth Champlin is at the east side of Fairlawn Cemetery, just north of the entrance. Hers is a horizontal, light-grey marker.
Text on headstone:
Ruth Champlin
Mar. 3, 1906
Sept. 26, 2007
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ruth's time on earth:
1906: The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured.
1916: President Woodrow Wilson sends 12,000 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa; the 13th Cavalry regiment enters Mexican territory.
1926: Land on Broadway and Wall Street in New York City is sold at a record $7 per sq inch.
1936: The Santa Fe railroad in the United States inaugurates the all-Pullman Super Chief passenger train between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.
1946: Six inmates unsuccessfully try to escape from Alcatraz Prison. A riot occurs, the so-called "Battle of Alcatraz".
1956: Doris Day records her most famous song: Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be). It is from Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, in which Day co-stars with James Stewart.
1966: The first manmade object Luna 10 enters lunar orbit.
1976: From coast to coast, the United States celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
1986: One of Australia's worst crimes, the Anita Cobby murder, occurs.
1996: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Garry Kasparov beats "Deep Blue" in a second chess match.
2007: A 2,100-year-old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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