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Moments that shaped Oklahoma

1830s
Indian Removal
1830s

Indian Removal

Beginning in the 1830s, the federal government forced tens of thousands of Native American...

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1889
Land Run of 1889
1889

Land Run of 1889

On April 22, 1889, the federal government opened the Unassigned Lands in Indian Territory...

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1907
Oklahoma Statehood
1907

Oklahoma Statehood

Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state. Its admission...

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1926
Route 66 Established
1926

Route 66 Established

Route 66, established in 1926, ran diagonally across Oklahoma from northeast to southwest,...

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1930s
Dust Bowl
1930s

Dust Bowl

Oklahoma was at the center of the Dust Bowl catastrophe of the 1930s, when severe drought...

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1940s
Wartime Oil Production
1940s

Wartime Oil Production

Oklahoma's oil industry reached new heights during World War II, as the state's petroleum...

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1941
Tinker Air Force Base
1941

Tinker Air Force Base

Tinker Air Force Base, established near Oklahoma City in 1941, became one of the most impo...

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1970s
Aerospace Growth
1970s

Aerospace Growth

Oklahoma developed a significant aerospace and aviation industry during the latter decades...

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1995
Oklahoma City Bombing
1995

Oklahoma City Bombing

On April 19, 1995, a domestic terrorist detonated a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murra...

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Modern Era
Energy and Native Nations
Modern Era

Energy and Native Nations

Today, Oklahoma is a major center of energy production, including oil, natural gas, and wi...

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