Posts tagged with ‘Oklahoma’

  • This Day in History April 22, 1889

    By Ruth on April 22, 2014
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    It was on this date in 1889, that the Oklahoma Land Rush officially began.  It was precisely at noon when the settlers made a mad dash for cheap land.  There were nearly two million acres up for grabs.  There were more than 50,000 “Boomers” just waiting for their chance.  As you can imagine, there was much fraud and greed, and […]