Oklahoma

By gramaur

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    The Trail of Tears, 1838-1839, was a difficult and deadly trip that Indians had to take after they were forced to move to an area in what is now Oklahoma. The federal government forced them out of their homelands to walk across the Mississippi River to their new “Indian Territory” in Oklahoma. The journey is known as the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. They faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion. The Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, Chickasaw, and Cherokee tribes were all involved.

  • Jim Thorpe

    Jim Thorpe
    Jim Thorpe was born on May 28th, 1887, near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. He was a talented Native American athlete, and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the Olympic games, Thorpe won 2 gold medals, one in the pentathlon, and one in the decathlon. Thorpe also played American football (college and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. Thorpe was best known for his amazing athletic abilities and for being the first Native American to win a gold medal for his home country.

  • The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889

    The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889
    The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land rush in the Unassigned Lands. The land was being given away because the government wanted people to move to that part of the U.S. The event is known to some as the greatest horse race in American history with 50,000 “competitors.” The Land Rush is also how Oklahoma got it's official nickname, "The Sooner State." The name “Sooner” was given to people that hid in the unoccupied land that was being given away earlier than they were supposed to.

  • Statehood

    Statehood
    Oklahoma became the 46th state of America on November 16th, 1907.

  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    The Dust Bowl, took place throughout the 1930's. The Dust Bowl was a time that had dust storms, due to a major drought that Oklahoma was experiencing at the time of 1932 to 1940. Droughts throughout the region, failure to prevent wind erosion, and poor farming created the devastation. The states affected were Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. The solutions to help included having the government helped by plant grasses, helping with crop rotation, and giving new ideas.

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing
    Until the events of 9/11, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing was the largest terrorist attack in U.S. history. The bombing killed 168 people and injured 680, the cost of damage was worth $652 million. The blast destroyed 324 buildings, shattered glass in 258, and destroyed 86 cars. The people responsible were Timothy McVeigh, who set off the bomb, and Terry Nichols, who helped with the attack. Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death, and Terry Nichols received life in prison.