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Friday, January 27, 2012

Today in Oklahoma History

2001 - 10 Lost in OSU Plane Crash
Ten members of the Oklahoma State University basketball family lost their lives in a plane crash near Strasburg, Colorado. Lost were OSU players Daniel Lawson and Nate Fleming, Oklahoma City broadcaster Bill Teegins, OSU athletic media relations coordinator Will Hancock, student assistant Jared Weiberg, director of basketball operations Pat Noyes, athletic trainer Brian Luinstra, broadcast engineer Kendall Durfey, and pilots Denver Mills and Bjorn Fahlstrom. Monuments at the crash site in colorado and the southwest lobby of Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater have been erected. more...
Saturday, January 27, 2001

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Oklahoma Fact of the Day

Oklahoma's State Fossil is the Saurophaganax maximus
You'll find more Oklahoma facts in the Library

Historic Place of the Day

Kiowa County Mosaic
On of the largest tile mosaics in the country is located on the Kiowa County courthouse square. It portrays the history of Kiowa County. It was dedicated as part of the Oklahoma Centennial on May 28th, 2007.
Located in Kiowa County

Ghost Town of the Day

Raymond
Only remains are the cemetery.
Located in Dewey County

Cemetery of the Day

Whitebead
Old cemetery for a community once known as White Bead.
Located in Garvin County

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