100 - Zela M. Godwin - Resthaven Gardens - OKC, OK
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N 35° 21.651 W 097° 31.404
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Zela M. Godwin was born the same year that the theft of the Mona Lisa was discovered in the Louvre.
Waymark Code: WMHY5D
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2013
Views: 3
The final resting place of Zela Godwin is at the west side of Resthaven Gardens, near the center of the Baptism section.
Text on marker:
Godwin
Zela M.
1911 - 2011
J. Edgar
1903 - 1993
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Zela's time on earth:
1911: Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu in Peru.
1921: Warren G. Harding is inaugurated as the 29th President of the United States.
1931: British writer Arnold Bennett dies of typhoid in London shortly after returning from a visit to Paris, where he drank local water to prove it was safe.
1941: At California's March Field, entertainer Bob Hope performs his first USO Show.
1951: In New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, thousands of acres of forests are destroyed in fires.
1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space, orbiting the Earth once.
1971: Evel Knievel sets a world record and jumps 19 cars in Ontario, California
1981: April 18: A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes/33 innings (the 33rd inning is not played until June 23).
1991: President of Poland Lech Walesa becomes the first Polish president to ever visit the U.S.
2001: The first Apple retail stores open in Glendale, CA and McLean, VA.
2011: March 11 – A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan, killing 15,840 and leaving another 3,926 missing. Tsunami warnings are issued in 50 countries and territories. Emergencies are declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake
Location of Headstone: Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
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