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Trail of Tears
The cherokee nation was forced to give up its land east of the mississippi river and to migrate to an area in the present day oklahoma. The cherokee people called this the "trail of Tears,"because of its devastating effects. This happened from 1838-1839. -
JIm thorpe
James Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Jim Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country. -
Best athlete of the 20th century
Describing Jim Thorpe as a great athlete would be under rated him. A better description would be calling him the greatest athlete of the 20th Century. -
JIm Thorpe: Winning the olympics
He won the decathlon at the 1912 olympics. He also saw pentathlon at the 1912 summer olympics. He received gold medals in both of them. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a long period of time(1930-1939)of severe drought and dust storms. -
Oklahoma city boming
The bombing happened on april 19, 1995. It was a terrorist attack on the alfred p. murrah federal building in downtown oklahoma. there were 168 total deaths.