Today in Oklahoma History
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Historical Events
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1802-10-10 - 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma
1825-01-27 - U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears."
1834-06-30 - Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
1842-08-14 - Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma
1889-03-23 - Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
1889-04-22 - Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner"
1890-05-02 - Territory of Oklahoma created
1893-09-16 - Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders
1901-08-06 - Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
1905-02-07 - Oklahoma admitted to statehood
1907-11-16 - Oklahoma becomes 46th state
1908-02-27 - Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma
1915-06-21 - The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down an Oklahoma law denying the right to vote to some citizens.
1918-04-13 - Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital
1922-03-16 - WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions
1923-09-15 - Gov Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of KKK terror
1924-12-24 - School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die
1930-01-18 - -27°F (-33°C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)
1935-07-16 - 1st automatic parking meter in US installed (Oklahoma City, Ok)
1935-10-22 - 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City
1940-09-03 - 39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record)
1942-04-27 - Tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300
1942-06-12 - Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City
1943-07-26 - 120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record)
1947-04-09 - Tornadoes striking West Texas & Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300
1948-01-12 - US Supreme Court decision (Sipuel v Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
1949-06-06 - WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
1951-10-20 - The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurred in Stillwater, Oklahoma
1952-12-02 - 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)
1953-12-20 - KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954-07-15 - KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
1955-04-03 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open
1956-04-13 - KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958-08-19 - NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters
1959-01-26 - KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting
1959-04-07 - Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years
1963-08-19 - NAACP Youth Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters, Oklahoma City
1969-11-26 - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
1970-10-04 - Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1972-12-31 - 39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 14 beats Penn State 0
1978-11-28 - 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)
1984-05-26 - Tulsa Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die
1986-01-01 - Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship
1986-01-21 - Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
1988-01-01 - Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
1988-12-03 - 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)
1988-12-19 - Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation
1989-02-13 - Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison
1989-02-20 - Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
1989-06-09 - Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football
1989-12-22 - Cold wave: -4°F in Oklahoma City, -6°F in Tulsa, -12°F in Pitts
1998-05-27 - Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
1998-06-04 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1999-03-08 - The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing.
1999-05-03 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is slammed by an F5 tornado killing forty-two people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado was one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.
2001-02-19 - An Oklahoma City bombing museum is dedicated at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
2001-06-11 - Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2004-03-01 - Terry Nichols is convicted of state murder charges and being an accomplice to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
2004-05-26 - The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
Famous Birthdays
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1870-10-23 - Francis Kelley, Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
1890-07-25 - Julian Rivero, SF CA, actor (Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express)
1893-06-25 - Charlotte Greenwood, Phila, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami)
1898-03-13 - Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)
1901-05-09 - Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont WV, actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby & the Lady)
1904-01-17 - Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor (Oklahoma, Annie)
1905-09-18 - Agnes De Mille, NYC, choreographer (Oklahoma)
1916-04-23 - Bud Wilkinson, college football coach (Oklahoma)
1920-03-24 - Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma)
1921-03-12 - Gordon MacRae, East Orange NJ, singer/actor (Oklahoma, Carousel)
1930-11-22 - Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut (Skylab 3, STS 9)
1934-11-17 - James M Inhofe, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
1937-10-05 - Barry Switzer, football coach (Oklahoma)
1937-10-15 - Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer (Eve of Destruction)
1938-12-05 - John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight)
1939-08-18 - Molly Bee, Oklahoma City OK, actress (Pinky Lee Show)
1942-10-13 - Pamela Tiffin, [Pamela Wonso], Oklahoma City OK, actress (Viva Max!)
1948-03-14 - Tom Coburn, American politician, junior senator from Oklahoma
1949-03-19 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
1949-03-19 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
1950-02-11 - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
1950-10-17 - Michael Lynn Synar, (Rep-D-Oklahoma, 1979- )
1952-04-02 - Joseph Kent Massey, Oklahoma City OK, soling yachter (Oly-bronze-1996)
1957-09-22 - Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress (Lucy Coe-General Hospital)
1957-11-18 - J.C. Watts (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th district, in office Jan 3, 1995 - Jan 3, 2003
1959-05-04 - Robert Raymond Tway, Oklahoma City OK, PGA golfer (1986 Shearson)
1960-03-07 - Joe Carter, Oklahoma City OK, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1960-09-16 - Mickey Tettleton, Oklahoma City OK, catcher (Texas Rangers)
1963-06-10 - Brad Henry, American politician (current Oklahoma governor)
1965-06-21 - Michael Dolan, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Hamburger Hill, Liberace)
1967-11-27 - Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star (Oklahoma City doubles)
1970-12-05 - Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA (1996)
1971-09-16 - Shawntel Smith, Oklahoma, Miss America (1996)
1972-05-02 - Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City OK, playmate (March, 1997)
1973-07-27 - Amy Linn Duncan, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Miss America-Oklahoma (1997)
1974-08-02 - Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter
1976-01-16 - Trisha Stillwell, Miss USA-Oklahoma (1997, top 10)
1978-09-15 - Amanda Rochelle Penix, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA (1997)
1981-01-18 - Latoya Farley, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA (1996)
Famous Deaths
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1978-02-18 - Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
1986-01-24 - Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
