Oklahoma History

As Groundhog Day approaches on Thursday, Feb.2, Americans anticipate this year’s predictions.

It’s Girl Scout Cookie season! Every year around 200 million cookies are sold, representing around $800 million in revenue.

Oklahoma is one of only two states in the country that have an official state meal (Louisiana is the second).

On Nov. 16, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the statehood proclamation giving birth to the State of Oklahoma.

Check out the games and quizzes section of the Oklahoma Society of Mayflower Descendants website for some pilgram-related fun.

Built as a municipal auditorium and convention hall, Theatre Tulsa was billed as the largest hall between Kansas City and Houston.

As of Nov. 16, Oklahoma has been a state for 115 years. It became the 46th state when President Roosevelt signed legislation in 1907.

More than 9,000 viewers have watched this video flyover of Oklahoma City’s Lincoln Park Golf Club.

The Paycom Center has served Oklahoma City for many years. It opened to great fanfare in 2002 when we were pursuing a National Hockey League team.

Oklahoma’s nickname is the Sooner State, which goes all the way back to the Land Run of 1889.

A brand new Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” has made it to Boley, Oklahoma. Residents are proud to preserve and showcase Boley, as it is one of the 13 remaining historical all-Black towns in the nation. 

The Winchester Drive-In Theater opened in 1968 and is Oklahoma City’s only drive-in theater to this day.

The three grandsons of Fred Jones celebrated the family-owned company’s 100th anniversary by unveiling a larger-than-life statue of him across from the original site of the Fred Jones Ford assembly plant.

Oklahoma is home to many beautiful species, such as the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher.

The Reign of Terror, a string of brutal crimes and serial murder of Osage Nation members, is the focus of Martin Scorsese’s period drama, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which started shooting in Oklahoma this month.

Oklahoma is known for many things, including sport teams, country music stars and wild spring weather.

Small meteors have large impacts.The Ames Astrobleme Museum in Ames, Okla.

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s second largest city, wasn’t always the thriving municipality it is today.

Threatt Service Station was built in 1915.

Did you know that the original Oklahoma state flag was vastly different than the one we know today?

Sept.18, we lost a legend and powerhouse in our country with the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Oklahoma has a long and proud history of powerful Black leaders.

African Americans transformed 2nd Street and the surrounding neighborhood into a thriving corridor of Oklahoma City. 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded grants to endangered Black landmarks in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

The “Early Oklahoma: Black Hope/Black Dreams” exhibit features three key figures who paved the way for African Americans in Oklahoma.

One standout author from Oklahoma captured the minds and hearts of many, and his name was Ralph Ellison.

With more than 500 million years of Oklahoma natural history on display, the Sam Noble Museum opened back up on Aug. 4 for the public to enjoy.

Did you know Oklahoma is where African American men and women came together to create more than 50 identifiable towns and settlements from 1865 to 1920?

When you think of Oklahoma, do you think of its history in the movie industry? Probably not, but maybe you should.

Great herds of bison once roamed North America between the Appalachian Mountains on the east and the Rockies on the west, making Oklahoma a prime location to find these massive creatures grazing on open plains.

Memorial Day is May 25, 2020, a day that is dedicated to honoring our United States military service members who passed away fighting for our country.

Located near the heart of the state for which it is named, Oklahoma City was settled on April 22, 1889.