http://blogoklahoma.us/ A look at what happened on this day in Oklahoma history (at blogoklahoma.us) http://blogoklahoma.us/ http://blogoklahoma.us/Img/EOH-48.png 48 48 en-us Copyright (c) 2012, BlogOklahoma.us Program Witch ASP Code 2.0 120 Exploring Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History 35.405935-99.416588 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=21 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=21#topMon, 28 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/28.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Friday, May 28, 1830</b><br />The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law passed by the Twenty-first United States Congress in order to facilitate the relocation of Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River in the United States to lands further west. The Removal Act, part of a U.S. government policy known as Indian Removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Removal_Act">more...</A><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ohz57UWCpAbeWbKpfOHyrH0VC8M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ohz57UWCpAbeWbKpfOHyrH0VC8M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ohz57UWCpAbeWbKpfOHyrH0VC8M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ohz57UWCpAbeWbKpfOHyrH0VC8M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=146 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=146#topMon, 28 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/28.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Monday, May 28, 1888</b><br />Today Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe was born. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football both collegiate and professional, and also played professional baseball and basketball. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe">more...</A><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bodBhXMyGNGPBe02Bt4lzP3wkF8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bodBhXMyGNGPBe02Bt4lzP3wkF8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bodBhXMyGNGPBe02Bt4lzP3wkF8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bodBhXMyGNGPBe02Bt4lzP3wkF8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=120 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=120#topSun, 27 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/27.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Saturday, May 27, 1893</b><br />The Oklahoma Historical Society was organized at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Press Association, held at Kingfisher, on May 27, 1893. <A HREF="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v010/v010p162.html">more...</A><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/awZJeg_OVGL16Dv1IWs8C7CPb_A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/awZJeg_OVGL16Dv1IWs8C7CPb_A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/awZJeg_OVGL16Dv1IWs8C7CPb_A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/awZJeg_OVGL16Dv1IWs8C7CPb_A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=82 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=82#topSat, 26 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/26.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Saturday, May 26, 1973</b><br />The National Softball Hall of Fame was officially dedicated May 26, 1973 in Oklahoma City. The building was opened to the public July 1, 1973. <A HREF="http://www.softball.org/hall_of_fame/index.asp">more...</A><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlwZmM_RSI0vcoc0tvz5YmNBNCg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlwZmM_RSI0vcoc0tvz5YmNBNCg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlwZmM_RSI0vcoc0tvz5YmNBNCg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlwZmM_RSI0vcoc0tvz5YmNBNCg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=64 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=64#topSat, 26 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/26.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Sunday, May 26, 2002</b><br />The I-40 Bridge Disaster occurred when a barge collided with a bridge support near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing a 580 foot (180 m) section of the I-40 bridge to plunge into the Arkansas River. Joe Dedmon, captain of the tugboat Robert Y. Love, experienced a blackout and lost control of the ship. Due to the location of the accident, automobiles and tractor trailers fell into the water, killing fourteen people. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_I-40_Bridge_Disaster">more...</A><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOWFANJIpvQ-zPvW5IBiGR2X1r8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOWFANJIpvQ-zPvW5IBiGR2X1r8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOWFANJIpvQ-zPvW5IBiGR2X1r8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eOWFANJIpvQ-zPvW5IBiGR2X1r8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=104 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=104#topFri, 25 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/25.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Wednesday, May 25, 1955</b><br />A tornado struck Blackwell at 9:27 pm and destroyed the east side of town. Approximately 80 blocks in town were damaged or destroyed. <a href="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/wxevents/19550525/">more...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/etp88RCMOwvpu0Bv3FH4jvluB8I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/etp88RCMOwvpu0Bv3FH4jvluB8I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/etp88RCMOwvpu0Bv3FH4jvluB8I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/etp88RCMOwvpu0Bv3FH4jvluB8I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=76 http://blogoklahoma.us/thisday.asp?id=76#topWed, 23 May 2012 00:00:05 CDT <img src="http://blogoklahoma.us/img/cal/days/23.png" style="width:150px;height:150px;" /><br /><br /><b>Wednesday, May 23, 1849</b><br />Rock Mary was the most prominent Oklahoma landmark seen on the California Road by Capt. R. B. Marcy. First visited May 23, 1849, and U.S. flag raised on the peak by Lts. M. P. Harrison (brother of Pres. Benj. Harrison) and J.H. Simpson. Named in honor of 17 yr. Mary Conway, grand daughter of Arkansas Gov. Conway and cousin of President James Madison. <a href="http://www.blogoklahoma.uu/Marker.asp?id=262">more...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogoklahoma.us">Exploring Oklahoma History (blogoklahoma.us)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aT6tdIaRa6oXKxnAI2P11huvflY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aT6tdIaRa6oXKxnAI2P11huvflY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aT6tdIaRa6oXKxnAI2P11huvflY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aT6tdIaRa6oXKxnAI2P11huvflY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Oklahoma History Exploring Oklahoma History