Exploring Oklahoma History
We're Here to Explore the Great State of Oklahoma, to Remember Those Who Came Before Us, and Learn the Lessons of Oklahoma's Past Together.
Oklahoma Historic Place of the Day
Freedom Depot and Community Arboretum
The Freedom Depot is home to the Freedom Chamber of Commerce and is an original Santa Fe Railroad Depot. Visitors to the area can learn about area attractions and enjoy a short walk around the arboretum located at the Depot site.*
Located in Woods County, Oklahoma.
Today in Oklahoma History
Saturday, November 16, 1907
1st Governor of Oklahoma
Charles Nathaniel Haskell, Democrat. Served from 1907 to 1911. Oklahoma's first State Governor was born March 13, 1860, in Putnam county, Ohio. He was educated as a lawyer, admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1881, and began practice in Ottawa, Ohio. In 1901, he moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory, where he added to his law practice the promotion of railroads. He was a leader in the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention in 1906. After his term as Governor, from November 16, 1907, to January 9, 1911, he engaged in the oil business. He died July 5, 1933, and is buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Muskogee. more...
Saturday, November 16, 1907
Oklahoma, the 46th State
Oklahoma became the 46th state in the Union on November 16th, 1907. The state's name comes from the Choctaw words "okla" meaning people and "homma" meaning red, literally meaning "red people" more...
Saturday, November 16, 1957
Notre Dame ends Oklahoma record winning streak
Notre Dame beats Oklahoma 7-0, ending the Sooners’ 47-game, 1,512-day college football winning streak. The game also marked the first time in more than 120 games that Oklahoma didn’t score a single point. Sooners fans were stunned. Some cried; some sat in the stadium for more than an hour after the game was over. But, as Sooners coach Bud Wilkinson said in the locker room after the game, "There wasn’t anything mysterious about it. We just got beat." More...
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