104 - Laura R. Pollock - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Laura R. Pollock was born the same year that President Grover Cleveland signed a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
Waymark Code: WMH4BX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2013
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The final resting place of Laura R. Pollock is near the center of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the northwest corner of the section.
Text on marker:
Laura R. Pollock
1889 - 1993
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Laura's time on earth:
1889: The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (opens May 6)
1899: Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
1909: The last United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War.
1919: The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition, is ratified.
1929: The Grand Teton National Park is established by the United States Congress.
1939: In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a fast protesting against British rule in India.
1949: Death of a Salesman opens in the Morosco Theatre and runs for 742 performances.
1959: Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.
1969: A blow-out on Union Oil's Platform spills 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil into a channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County in Southern California inspiring Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson to organize the first Earth Day in 1970.
1979: Schoolchildren in the Central African Empire are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms. An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa "almost certainly" took part in the massacre.
1989: Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini encourages Muslims to kill The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
1993: Super Bowl XXVII: The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 52–17.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park
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