100 - Bessie F. Jones - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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N 35° 29.828 W 097° 31.539
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Bessie F. Jones was born the same year that the Yale News became the first daily college newspaper in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMGC80
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2013
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The final resting place of Bessie Jones is at the far southeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, just north of the entrance gate. Hers is a double marker, shared with her spouse.
Text on headstone:
Jones
Bessie F.
1878 - 1978
William T.
1878 - 1965
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Bessie's time on earth:
1878: The U.S. territory of New Mexico is linked to the rest of the nation by railroad for the first time, as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway inaugurates a newly completed line through the Raton Pass.
1888: Annie Besant organizes the London matchgirls strike of 1888.
1898: The United States declares war on Spain
1908: Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at age 2
1918: The Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service are merged to form the Royal Air Force.
1928: "Pineapple Primary": The U.S. Republican Party primary elections in Chicago are preceded by assassinations and bombings.
1938: Action Comics #1 is published, which is the first publication featuring the comic book character Superman.
1948: McCollum v. Board of Education: The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the U.S. Constitution.
1958: Notting Hill race riots: Riots between blacks and whites in Notting Hill, London
1968: 150 women (members of New York Radical Women) arrive in Atlantic City, New Jersey to protest against the Miss America Pageant, as exploitative of women. Led by activist and author Robin Morgan, it is one of the first large demonstrations of Second Wave Feminism as Women's Liberation begins to gather much media attention.
1978: Karl Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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