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5 days ago · Oklahoma - Native American, Land Rush, Oil Boom: Although it is one of the newest states in the union, Oklahoma has one of the oldest records of human occupation. Its abundant resources attracted early hunting and gathering peoples known as the Clovis and Folsom cultures by about 9500 bce.
5 days ago · Bill Doolin escapes from jail. Sunday, July, 5, 1896 – The famous outlaw Bill Doolin escapes from an Oklahoma jail after only a few months of captivity. More...
5 days ago · The first law passed by the new state legislature barred Black people from riding on the same streetcars and trains as white people. The state becomes known for enacting some of the most discriminatory laws outside of the Deep South. More: Oklahoma’s ties to white supremacy are older than the state itself.
2 days ago · Answer: Bill Doolin Doolin was killed near Lawton, Oklahoma in 1896 after a fellow escapee told lawmen where to find him in exchange for leniency.
5 days ago · But instead, lawmakers and other top officials have embraced new laws such as House Bill 1775, which limits how educators can teach about race. Ryan Walters, the elected official who oversees public schools, has been the biggest supporter of the curriculum changes.
1 day ago · Oklahoma, constituent state of the U.S. It borders Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south and west, and New Mexico to the west of its Panhandle region. Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state of the union in 1907. Its capital is Oklahoma City.
5 days ago · There was no shortage of people running for president when the campaign began, all laboring under the shadow of the same two men who faced off in 2020: President Biden and former President Donald...
