103 - Ida May Adcock - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.844 W 097° 32.427
14S E 632325 N 3932881
Ida May Adcock was born the same year that Crazy Horse and his warriors fought their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana.
Waymark Code: WMHHZP
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2013
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The final resting place of Ida May Adcock is at the southwest corner of Rose Hill Burial Park, near the center of section 14.
Text on marker:
Ida May Adcock
1877 - 1980
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Ida's time on earth:
1877: For the only time in history, the Boat Race between the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford is declared a "dead heat"
1887: The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park
1897: William McKinley succeeds Grover Cleveland as President of the United States.
1907: The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome.
1917: United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, Walter Hines Page, is shown the intercepted Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany offers to give the American Southwest back to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
1927: The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
1937: The animated short Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery for the Looney Tunes series, featuring the debut of Daffy Duck, is released in the United States.
1947: Christian Dior introduces The "New Look" in women's fashion, in Paris.
1957: The 29th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood. Around the World in 80 Days wins Best Picture.
1967: The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
1977: Tenor Luciano Pavarotti and the PBS opera series Live from the Met both make their American television debuts. Pavarotti stars in a complete production of Puccini's La Boheme.
1980: Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope from St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 14
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