History: Oklahoma Becomes 46th U.S. State 117 Years Ago

Saturday is a special anniversary for the state of Oklahoma!. On November 16, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed a proclamation admitting Oklahoma as the 46th state in the Union. Statehood Day activities and the inauguration of Charles N. Haskell, Oklahoma’s first governor, took place in Guthrie at the Carnegie Library,…

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