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The rise and fall of Machine Gun Kelly in Oklahoma

One of America s most notorious outlaws of the 1930s gangster era was a bootlegger in Tulsa before he began a short-lived big-time criminal career.

United statesOklahoma citySan franciscoMachine gun kellyCharles urschelSteve stephensGeorge kelly barnesRachele vaughanGeorge kellyMemphis police sgtGun kellyLittle steveKansas cityTulsa worldMemphis policeBill raney

Oklahoma s 1923 inaugural barbecue was world s biggest

It was billed as the country s greatest barbecue a feast for the masses and everyone in Oklahoma was invited.

United statesOklahoma cityNew yorkMartin trappJim thorpeRachele vaughanC jack walton janNew york timesTulsa worldOklahoma city mayor dan lackeyTulsa world archiveTulsa world managing editor gene curtisOklahoma centennialGene curtisJ ba robertsonMartin trapp

Oklahoma s attempts at producing rain: Success or waste?

Drought has plagued Oklahomans periodically since statehood in 1907, and many have wanted to make it rain.

New yorkUnited statesOsage countyOklahoma state universityBob freelandJohn thomasFrank keatingVincent schaefferEdwin kesslerJenk jonesMike matthewsBureau of reclamationWeather corpNational severe storms laboratoryGeneral electricNobel prize

Cowboy movie star Tom Mix stardom began with Arkansas River

Cowboy movie star Tom Mix, at one time the highest paid actor, leaped into the nation s theaters by jumping with his horse into the flood-swollen Arkansas River.

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Remembering Oklahoma s former Phillips University

Educator Eugene S. Briggs, who was known as the "builder president" of the former Phillips University, got a practical education in Oklahoma politics early in his career.

United statesOklahoma cityNew yorkNorthwestern oklahoma state universityOkmulgee high schoolColumbia universityEugenes briggsGreat plains council of boy scoutsInternational convention of christian churchesPhillips legacy foundationNational investors life insurance coPhillips universitySoutheastern state teachers college at durantSoutheastern state universityBriggs memorial foundationChristian church disciples of christ

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