101 - Marguerite Brake - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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N 35° 31.946 W 097° 32.823
14S E 631724 N 3933060
Marguerite Brake was born the same year that George V became King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
Waymark Code: WMJ512
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2013
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The final resting place of Marguerite Brake is at the very far west side of Rose Hill Burial Park, on the south side of the drive. Hers is a horizontal marker in the mid-level of the section, and is about two feet north of a tree.
Text on marker:
Brake
John W.
1914 - 1989
Marguerite
1910 - 2011
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Marguerite's time on earth:
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: The 1920 Summer Olympics opens in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic symbols of five interlocking rings and the associated flag are first displayed at the games.
1930: The 3M company markets Scotch Tape, invented by Richard Gurley Drew, in the United States.
1940: Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
1950: T. S. Eliot speaks against television in the UK.
1960: Elvis Presley receives his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
1970: The U.S. invades Cambodia to hunt out the Viet Cong; widespread, large antiwar protests occur in the U.S.
1980: The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
1990: Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison, near Cape Town, South Africa, after 27 years behind bars.
2000: The Nintendo GameCube is revealed.
2011: The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, the most elaborate Martian exploration vehicle to date, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. It lands on Mars on August 6, 2012
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, Shepherd section
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