100 - James H. Lee - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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James H. Lee was born the same year that the first class of the United States Naval Academy graduated at Annapolis, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMGAJW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2013
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The final resting place of James Lee is at the southeast corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the center of section 5. His is a horizontal marker with the following text:
Father
James H. Lee
1854 - 1954
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during James' times on earth:
1854: In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the U.S. Republican Party is held.
1864: Abraham Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander in chief of all Union armies.
1874: The New York Zoo hoax, a supposed breakout of animals from the Central Park Zoo.
1884: Democrat Grover Cleveland defeats Republican James G. Blaine in a very close contest to win the first of his non-consecutive terms.
1894: Coxey's Army (of the unemployed), the first significant protest march in the United States, departs from Massillon, Ohio, for Washington, D.C.
1904: The third Modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis, Missouri, United States as part of the World's Fair.
1914: Benito Mussolini is expelled from the Italian Socialist Party.
1924: In New York City the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
1934: John Dillinger escapes from jail in Crown Point, Indiana, using a wooden pistol.
1944: United States release of the film National Velvet which brings a young Elizabeth Taylor to stardom.
1954: The Miss America Pageant is broadcast on television for the first time.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 5
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