106 - Alexander S. Woody - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Alexander Woody was born the same year that the Reverend Thomas Baker, a Wesleyan Methodist missionary from England, is cooked and eaten by Navatusila tribespeople on Fiji, together with eight of his local followers.
Waymark Code: WMGF2T
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2013
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The final resting place of Alexander S. Woody is at the northwest corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the northwest corner of the section. His is an upright marker shared with his wife Sallie Ann.
Text on marker:
Woody
Mother Sallie Ann
1863 - 1923
Father
Alexander
1867 - 1973
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Alexander's time on earth:
1867: African-American men are granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia.
1877: Battle of Big Hole: Near Big Hole River in Montana, a small band of Nez Perce people who refuse government orders to move to a reservation, clash with the United States Army. The United States Army loses 29 soldiers and the indians lose 89 warriors in an Army victory.
1887: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London.
1897: Bayer first produces Aspirin.
1907: The first taxicabs with taxi meters begin operating in London.
1917: The Selective Service Act passes the U.S. Congress, giving the President the power of conscription.
1927: A diamond rush in South Africa includes trained athletes that have been hired by major companies to stake claims.
1937: In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushes a button in Washington, D.C., signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the Golden Gate Bridge.
1947: The movie Miracle on 34th Street, a Christmastime classic, is first shown in theaters.
1957: Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States.
1967: Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defects to the USA via the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
1973: Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, one of rock's landmark albums, is released in the US. It is released in the UK on March 24.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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