101 - Almira A. Hogan - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Almira A. Hogan was born the same year that The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral occured in Tombstone, Arizona
Waymark Code: WMGDE9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2013
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The final resting place of Almira A. Hogan is at the northeast side of Fairlawn Cemetery, just a few feet east of the road. Hers is an upright light-grey marker shared with her spouse Fred. The memorial has an eternal flame, flowers, and a bible etched into the left side.
Text on marker:
Hogan
Almira A.
Dec. 12, 1881
Apr. 9, 1983
Fred
May 20, 1887
Aug. 15, 1942
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Almira's time on earth:
1881: New York City's oldest independent school for girls, the Convent of the Sacred Heart New York (91st Street), is founded.
1891: Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes appears in The Strand Magazine for the first time
1901: The U.S. stock market crashes.
1911: The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911 designed by John Browning. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years.
1921: U.S. President Warren Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring an end to America's state of war with Germany, Austria and Hungary.
1931: Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to accomplish the first round-the-world flight in a single-engine plane
1941: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind.
1951: "Shot Heard 'Round the World": One of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning off of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.
1961: President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps
1971: François Duvalier, president of Haiti, dies; his son Jean-Claude Duvalier follows him as president-for-life.
1983: The final episode of M*A*S*H is aired and the record of most watched episode is broken.
(source: wikipedia)
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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