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1838-1839
The Cherokee indians were forced to move to a territory which is now Oklahoma -
May 28, 1887
Jim Thorpe was born -
November 16, 1907
Oklahoma became a state -
May 5, 1912
Jim thorpe wins gold for the US in the decathlon in the olympics -
1913
Jim Thorpe joins the MLB and plays for the New York Giants -
November 11, 1931
The beginning of the dust bowl -
March 28, 1953
Jim Thorpe died and was buried in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania -
April 19, 1995
The Oklahoma city bombing