101 - Edna Mae Andrews - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Edna Mae Andrews was born the same year that Mile-a-Minute Murphy earned his famous nickname, after he became the first man to ride a bicycle for one mile in under a minute.
Waymark Code: WMG8CT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2013
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The final resting place of Edna Mae Andrews is at the beautiful Woodsbrook Cremation Garden on the north side of Rose Hill Burial Park.
The marker honoring Edna reads:
Edna Mae
Andrews
June 3, 1899
Oct. 29, 2000
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Edna's time on earth:
1899: America's first juvenile court is established in Chicago.
1909: In Nicaragua 500 revolutionaries (including 2 Americans) are executed by order of dictator José Santos Zelaya. The United States responds by sending 2 warships.
1919: The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition, is ratified.
1929: The inaugural Monaco Grand Prix is won by William Grover-Williams.
1939: Batman, created by Bob Kane (and, unofficially, Bill Finger) makes his first appearance in a comic book.
1949: The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, airs on NBC.
1959: A chartered plane transporting musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper and pilot Roger Peterson goes down in foggy conditions near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all 4 occupants on board. The tragedy is later termed "The Day the Music Died", popularized in Don McLean's 1972 song "American Pie".
1969: John Lennon returns his MBE medal to protest the British government's involvement in the Nigerian Civil War.
1979: The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana is canceled due to a strike called by the New Orleans Police Department.
1989: U.S. President George H. W. Bush bans the importation of certain guns deemed assault weapons into the United States.
2000: Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba with his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, ending a protracted custody battle.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, Woodsbrook Cremation Garden
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