101 - Cecil Ralph Carroll - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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N 35° 31.176 W 097° 56.391
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Cecil Carroll was born the same year that the first taxicabs with taxi meters began operating in London.
Waymark Code: WMHQK8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2013
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The final resting place of Cecil Ralph Carroll is at the northwest side of El Reno Cemetery, at the south end of the section.
Text on marker:
Carroll
Cecil Ralph
Mar. 1, 1907
Mar. 13, 2008
Alma Lovell
Nov. 19, 1916
Mar. 13, 2008
Married Sept. 4, 1988
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Cecil's time on earth:
1907: Oklahoma Land Run
1917: Mata Hari is arrested for spying.
1927: The U.S. Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies.
1937: In Crystal City, Texas, spinach growers erect a statue of the cartoon character Popeye.
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: The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa and charges him with bribery.
1967: Apollo 1: U.S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward Higgins White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test.
1977: Led Zeppelin sets a new world record attendance for an indoor solo attraction at the Pontiac Silverdome when 76,229 persons attend a concert here on the group's 1977 North American Tour.
1987: The first National Coming Out Day is held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
1997: Tara Lipinski, 14, becomes the youngest women's world figure skating champion.
2008: Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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