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The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears started in 1838. -
1~Jim Thorpe is born on May 18, 1888
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Statehood
Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907. -
2~Jim Thorpe wins gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden
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3~Jim Thorpe plays halfback and serves as head coach for Canton Bulldogs pro football
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4~Jim Thorpe's son James, Jr., dies at age 3 after a sudden illness
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The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl started in 1931. -
5~Jim Thorpe dies on March 28, 1953
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The Oklahoma City Bombing
A truck bomb explosion outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma, left 168 people dead and hundreds more injured.