104 - Elizabeth Ambrose Stevens - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Elizabeth Ambrose Stevens was born the same year that the U.S. Marines intervened in Hawaii, resulting in overthrow of the government of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WMGM1M
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2013
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The final resting place of Elizabeth Stevens is at the southeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, just north of the entrance. Hers is a horizontal marker just two feet from the road. A large family monument is nearby with the name "Stevens."
Text on headstone:
Elizabeth Ambrose
1893 - 1997
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Elizabeth's time on earth:
1893: Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience in India.
1903: First Tour de France bicycle race, won by Maurice Garin.
1913: Pancho Villa returns to Mexico from his self-imposed exile in the United States.
1923: Yankee Stadium opens its doors in the Bronx, NY
1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for American citizens to own gold.
1943: Duke Ellington plays at New York City's Carnegie Hall for the first time.
1953: Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.
1963: In Dallas, Texas, United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded, and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the 36th President.
1973: U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-7 mission.
1997: In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned, and was born in July 1996.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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