102 - Pearl Keeling - Resthaven Gardens - OKC, OK
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Pearl Keeling was born the same year that the passenger liner RMS Lusitania made its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
Waymark Code: WMHNJT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2013
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The final resting place of Pearl Keeling is at the east side of Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, at the east side of the Prophets section.
Text on marker:
Pearl Keeling
1907 - 2009
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Pearl's time on earth:
1907: The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers.
1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman member of the United States House of Representatives.
1927: Teddy Wakelam gives the first sports commentary on BBC Radio.
1937: A guard takes his place at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.; continuous guard has been maintained there ever since.
1947: The 19th Academy Awards ceremony is held. The movie Best Years of Our Lives wins the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with several other Academy Awards.
1957: Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States.
1967: Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin (to be released in April).
1977: Roots begins its phenomenally successful run on ABC.
1987: Canada introduces a one dollar coin, nicknamed the "Loonie".
1997: IBM's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.
2009: The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as "swine flu", is deemed a global pandemic, becoming the first condition since the Hong Kong flu of 1967–1968 to receive this designation.
Location of Headstone: Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
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