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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1542
Search for Gold
Spanish explorer, Spanish Hernando de Soto explores the area in search of gold -
Jan 1, 1541
Expedition
An expedition under Francisco Vásquez de Coronado reaches western Oklahoma. -
Second Expedition
Juan de Oñate leads an expedition into western Oklahoma. -
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Native Americans moved
Native Americans are forcibly removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. -
Indian Territory
1834 - The Indian Territory is created in Oklahoma -
Land Ceded
The so-called Five Civilized Tribes cede half of their land to the federal government. This land is later assigned to Native Americans from other states. -
Camp Attack
George Armstrong Custer attacks a Cheyenne camp at Washita River. -
Forbidding Indian Territory
President Rutherford B. Hayes issues proclamations forbidding settlement in the Indian Territory. -
Land Runs
The Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma are opened to white settlers, beginning the first of several land runs. -
The Dawes Commission
The Dawes Commission is formed to allot the lands of the Five Civilized Tribes. -
46th State
Oklahoma is admitted to the Union as the 46th state -
Disfranchissed
Blacks in Oklahoma are disfranchised. -
Blacks Rally
Blacks rally in Tulsa to prevent lynching; riots follow. -
First Republican Governor
Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon, is elected. -
Bomb at Federal Building
A bomb at the federal building in Oklahoma City kills 167 people.
