OK history timeline

  • Apr 20, 1541

    Coronado & De Soto explore Oklahoma

    Coronado and De Soto found Oklahoma while searching for gold but found nothing.
  • French and Indian war

    The war in between France and the Indians do to a mistake by Gorge Washington. Which the Indians won.
  • louisiana purchase

    nepoleian sold what was then Louisiana to the union for 15,000,000
  • Indian removal act

    Andrew Jackson made the Indians move to indian territory this trip leading to the trail of tears that ended in 1841.
  • OK first news paper

    the first news paper in Oklahoma was published.
  • Civil war

    Abraham lincoln fought the civil war to free the southern slaves
  • homestead act

    David Payne lead the boomers into indian territory got caugh arrested but when he got out he put out false information about how good oklahoma is and past the homestead act
  • oklahoma city bombing

    in a traggic bombing of the murrah building in OK city 169 people died