101 - Emma M. Nicklas - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Emma M. Nicklas was born the same year that Coca-Cola was sold in bottles
Waymark Code: WMGKCQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2013
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The final resting place of Emma Nicklas is at the northwest corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the center of the section. Hers is a horizontal marker with a cross at the center.
Text on headstone:
Emma M. Nicklas
Feb. 18, 1894
Sept. 9, 1995
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Emma's time on earth:
1894: Sadi Carnot, president of France, is assassinated.
1904: British expedition to Tibet – Battle of Guru: British troops under Colonel Francis Younghusband defeat ill-equipped Tibetan troops.
1914: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1924: U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
1934: Actor Lionel Barrymore begins what will become an annual tradition of the Golden Age of Radio – playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in dramatizations of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Barrymore continues playing Scrooge on radio until shortly before his death in 1954.
1944: German forces occupy Hungary in Operation Margarethe.
1954: Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock Around The Clock" thus starting the Rock and Roll craze.
1964: New York Times Co. v Sullivan (376 US 254 1964): The United States Supreme Court rules that under the First Amendment, speech criticizing political figures cannot be censored.
1974: The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon makes its first flight at Edwards AFB, CA.
1984: The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
1995: Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns after setting a record for 438 days in outer space.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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