100 - John W. Thatcher - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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John Thatcher was born the same year that the hippopotamus Obaysch arrived at the London Zoo from Egypt, the first seen in Europe since Roman times.
Waymark Code: WMHXD1
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
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The final resting place of John Thatcher is at the northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, near the center of the section.
Text on marker:
Thatcher
Mary Frany 1852 - 1930
John W. 1850 - 1950
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during John's time on earth:
1850: The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress.
1860: Abraham Lincoln is selected as the U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party.
1870: The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is established at DePauw University in the United States.
1880: The "Blizzard of 1880" begins in North America.
1890: In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1900: In France, the length of a legal workday for women and children is limited to 11 hours.
1910: The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster.
1920: Babe Ruth is traded by the Red Sox for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time.
1930: Mahatma Gandhi informs the British viceroy of India that civil disobedience will begin 9 days later.
1940: In Tibet, province of Ando, 4-year-old Tenzin Gyatso is proclaimed the tulku (rebirth) of the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
1950: Albert Einstein warns that nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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