What important historical events happened in Oklahoma?

1830 - The Indian Removal Act is passed, forcing Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the eastern United States to Oklahoma.

1889 - Oklahoma Territory is established.

1907 - Oklahoma becomes the 46th state of the United States.

1921 - The Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history, occurs.

1930s - The Dust Bowl, a severe drought that devastated the Great Plains, hits Oklahoma hard.

1945 - The bombing of Japan ends World War II. Oklahoma City native Captain Robert S. Johnson is the only American known to have been killed in the bombing.

1963 - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon is one of the first governors to arrive in Dallas after the assassination.

1995 - The Oklahoma City Bombing, the deadliest act of terrorism in American history, occurs. The bombing claims the lives of 168 people and destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

2001 - The September 11 attacks occur. Oklahoma City native Todd Beamer is one of the passengers who attempts to regain control of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashes in Pennsylvania.

2013 - The Moore tornado, one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history, occurs. The tornado kills 24 people and destroys thousands of homes.