100 - Mary Angell Higgins - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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Mary Higgins was born the same year that the Oldsmobile was founded in Lansing, MI by Ransom E. Olds.
Waymark Code: WMHRHD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2013
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The final resting place of Mary Angell Higgins is at the northwest side of El Reno Cemetery, at the center of section 26.
Text on marker:
Mary Angell Higgins
Beloved Wife and Mother
July 10, 1897/Apr. 20, 1998
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Mary's time on earth:
1897: Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories.
1907: The first Montessori school and daycare center for working class children opens in Rome.
1917: The United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany.
1927: In New York City, the Roxy Theatre is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
1937: Howard Hughes establishes a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
1947: The lowest air temperature in North America (-63 degrees Celsius) is recorded in Snag, Yukon Territory.
1957: Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee.
1967: Respect is recorded by Aretha Franklin (to be released in April).
1977: U.S. President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquino (aka "Tokyo Rose").
1987: The World Wrestling Federation (later WWE) produces Wrestlemania III from the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America until February 14, 2010
1998: The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted for the 6th time by Billy Crystal, is held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Titanic wins Best Picture.
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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