100 - Oliver P. Johnson - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Oliver P. Johnson was born the same year that Brigham Young University was founded in Provo, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGG74
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2013
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The final resting place of Oliver P. Johnson is at the far north side of Fairlawn Cemetery, in the narrow strip of land that runs east-west along the border fence.
Text on headstone:
Father
Oliver P. Johnson
1875 - 1975
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Oliver's time on earth:
1875: Ten sophomores from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) steal a one-ton cannon from the campus of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and start the Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War.
1885: Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado opens at the Savoy Theatre in London
1895: The Basque Nationalist Party was founded by Basque nationalist leader Sabino Arana.
1905: Tsar Nicholas II is forced to grant Russia's first constitution, conceding a national assembly (Duma) with limited powers.
1915: Babe Ruth hits his first career home run off of Jack Warhop.
1925: The Great Sphinx of Giza is unearthed at the start of a complete excavation
1935: Hachiko, the loyal dog who was remembered for his loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owners death, passes away on the very same spot he had waited for over nine years.
1945: The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published by Fredric Warburg in London.
1955: The Vietnam War begins between the South Vietnam Army and the North Vietnam Army in which the latter is allied with the Viet Cong.
1965: The Beatles perform the first stadium concert in the history of rock, playing before 55,600 persons at Shea Stadium in New York City.
1975: The wreck of the HMHS Britannic is found in the Kea Channel by Jacques Cousteau.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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