100 - Minnie P. Knox - Mulhearn Cemetery - Monroe, LA
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N 32° 31.963 W 092° 01.194
15S E 592038 N 3599908
Centenarian Minnie P. Knox is laid to rest near the center of Mulhearn Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM185V5
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2023
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Some historical events that happened during the years of Minnie's birth and death:
1896:
Plessy v. Ferguson: The U.S. Supreme Court introduces the separate but equal doctrine, and upholds racial segregation.
William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech at the Democratic National Convention, which nominates him for president of the United States.
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
1996:
The 68th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles with Braveheart winning Best Picture.
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, UK.
Brookfield Zoo, Chicago. After a 3-year-old boy falls into the 20-foot (6.1 m) deep gorilla enclosure, Binti Jua, a female lowland gorilla sits with the injured boy until his rescue.
Location of Headstone: Cemetery
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