Happy Birthday to this historical gem...
Showing posts with label HISTORY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HISTORY. Show all posts
Where were you January 28th, 1986
I remember the space shuttle challenger like it was yesterday. I was in Mr. Gaines driver's ed car ready to go on a drive. Mr. Gaines always played sports radio and it was probably the only time at the time when regular news broke into sports coverage. It was big news at the time that made the whole school break into the forum and watched news coverage for the rest of the school day. Today I remember the hero's who reached for the heavens and shine with the stars eternally.
University of Oklahoma Alumni George Mclaurin
George Mclaurin, the first black man admitted into the University of Oklahoma, in 1948, studied History, and was forced to sit away from his white classmates. Despite this, his name is still among the top three students of the university
Goodbye to the last Oklahoma State Fairground icons of the past...
Arrows to Atoms Space Tower
The upward thrust of this Arrows to Atoms space tower is symbolic of the Visionary surge for achievement by pioneer Oklahomans and the search for New Frontiers by today's Oklahomans. It is to these strong confident people of pioneering vision and Industry that this monument is dedicated this 21st day of September in the year 1968.
The upward thrust of this Arrows to Atoms space tower is symbolic of the Visionary surge for achievement by pioneer Oklahomans and the search for New Frontiers by today's Oklahomans. It is to these strong confident people of pioneering vision and Industry that this monument is dedicated this 21st day of September in the year 1968.



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