Stanley Draper
Stanley Draper He dreamed impossible dreams....then inspired and united all who could make them probable. He strengthen our stakes, lengthened our cords... and the dreams soared in reality. He was the spirit of Oklahoma City. Look around you what you see today was his tomorrow... yesterday.
Located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

1896 - Greer County, Texas
Greer County, created by the Texas legislature on February 8, 1860 (and named for John Alexander Greer, Lieutenant Governor of Texas), was land claimed by both Texas and the United States. In a lawsuit, United States v. State of Texas 162 U.S. 1 (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the land of some 1.5 million acres belonged to the United States. Following that ruling, on May 4, 1896, the land was officially assigned by Congress to Oklahoma Territory. When Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state (November 16, 1907), old "Greer County" was divided into Greer, Harmon, Jackson, and part of Beckham counties. more...
Monday, March 16, 1896

1922 - WKY
Oklahoma's oldest radio station, WKY, became the 28th licensed station in the United States. more...
Thursday, March 16, 1922

Oklahoma's State Dinosaur is the Acrocanthosaurus atokensis

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