[129], Oklahoma has been described as "the world's prison capital", with 1,079 of every 100,000 residents imprisoned in 2018, the highest incarceration rate of any state, and by comparison, higher than the incarceration rates of any country in the world. Jenny has six apples. Oklahoma has capital punishment as a legal sentence, and the state has had (between 1976 through mid-2011) the highest per capita execution rate in the nation. This is mainly due to the fact that the economy of the state is not as balanced as those of many other U.S. states. Expanding the ability of states to direct freight funding and apply discretionary grant funding does not diminish the importance of federal resources for highways and bridges. [247] The largest osteopathic teaching facility in the nation, Oklahoma State University Medical Center at Tulsa, also rates as one of the largest facilities in the field of neuroscience. This is a critical infrastructure priority that will continue to grow Oklahoma and expand opportunity for economic diversity. [223] Enid and Lawton host professional basketball teams in the USBL and the CBA. Although having fewer ecological regions Western Oklahoma contains many rare, relic species. Arrow heads from the Clovis culture, Native Americans who traveled through Oklahoma have been found near the city Anadarko.These arrow heads are about 11,000 years old. [124][125], According to the Pew Research Center, the majority of Oklahoma's religious adherents are Christian, accounting for about 80 percent of the population. Tulsa is the base for the Tulsa Revolution, which plays in the American Indoor Soccer League. Soil and water conservation projects markedly changed practices in the state and led to the construction of massive flood control systems and dams; they built hundreds of reservoirs and man-made lakes to supply water for domestic needs and agricultural irrigation. Oklahoma has teams in several minor leagues, including Minor League Baseball at the AAA and AA levels (Oklahoma City Dodgers and Tulsa Drillers, respectively), hockey's ECHL with the Tulsa Oilers, and a number of indoor football leagues. Females made up 50.5% of the population. Here are seven facts about Oklahoma you might not know: 1. OU Medical Center is on the grounds of the Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City, the state's largest concentration of medical research facilities. Cities and Towns", "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized Title 11. Average precipitation rises again from September to mid-October, representing a secondary wetter season, then declines from late October through December. It is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas, on the northwest by Colorado, on the far west by New Mexico, and on the south and near-west by Texas. After the 1948 election, the state turned firmly Republican. From the Trail of Tears to Tornado Alley, the Sooner State has an intriguing background. … Tips came in. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. [269] Oklahoma has more than 150 public-use airports. [72], Seventeen thousand Cherokees and 2,000 of their black slaves were deported. [154] Eight and a half percent of the nation's natural gas supply is held in Oklahoma, with 1.673 trillion cubic feet (47.4 km3) being produced in 2009. This is lower than the national figure (about 12.5% of U.S. residents were foreign-born). However, in the recent past, to boost its economy, the state is doing its best to … Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts [60] This type of phenomenon is also responsible for many of the tornadoes in the area, such as the 1912 Oklahoma tornado outbreak when a warm front traveled along a stalled cold front, resulting in an average of about one tornado per hour. [192] With remnants of the Holocaust and artifacts relevant to Judaism, the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art of Tulsa preserves the largest collection of Jewish art in the Southwest United States.[211]. [224] In July 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and began to play at the Ford Center as the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2008–09 season, becoming the state's first permanent major league franchise. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and John Boozman (R-AR), along with Governors Kevin Stitt (R-OK) and Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), announced provisions in America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). The Tulsa World, the second-most widely circulated newspaper in Oklahoma and 79th in the nation, holds a Sunday circulation of 132,969 and a weekday readership of 93,558. At the 2010 Census, 68.7% of the population was non-Hispanic white, down from 88% in 1970,[98] 8.2% non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.3% non-Hispanic black or African American, 1.7% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race (non-Hispanic) and 5.1% of two or more races (non-Hispanic). [144] In total, aerospace accounts for more than 10 percent of Oklahoma's industrial output, and it is one of the top 10 states in aerospace engine manufacturing. [287] Two of the fifty largest cities in the United States are in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, and sixty-five percent of Oklahomans live within their metropolitan areas, or spheres of economic and social influence defined by the United States Census Bureau as a metropolitan statistical area. CityRep is a professional company affording equity points to those performers and technical theatre professionals. The Tulsa race massacre broke out in 1921, with White mobs attacking Black people and carrying out a pogrom in Greenwood. Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days: 48.75 -1.25 ... Why The Next Oil Price Cycle Is So Important For Saudi Arabia By Vanand Meliksetian - May 04, 2020, 2:00 … Equivalent to the English word Indian, okla humma was a phrase in the Choctaw language that described Native American people as a whole. Oklahoma has two courts of last resort: the state Supreme Court hears civil cases, and the state Court of Criminal Appeals hears criminal cases (this split system exists only in Oklahoma and neighboring Texas). Please do not try to catch a whale in any of those manmade lakes; whaling is illegal in the state of Oklahoma. Tulsa eventually became known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the 20th century and oil investments fueled much of the state's early economy. The Choctaw was the first of the Five Civilized Tribes to be removed from the Southeastern United States. The trooper, who jailed McVeigh after finding a concealed gun in the car, was unaware at that time why McVeigh was in Oklahoma. [117], The English language has been official in the state of Oklahoma since 2010. [189][190] However, the term is often used in a positive manner by Oklahomans. The love of two cowboys for their sweethearts is tested in the days before the Oklahoma territory’s acceptance of statehood. [163] High school dropout rate decreased from 3.1 to 2.5 percent between 2007 and 2008 with Oklahoma ranked among 18 other states with 3 percent or less dropout rate. [135], In 2010, Oklahoma City-based Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores ranked 18th on the Forbes list of largest private companies, Tulsa-based QuikTrip ranked 37th, and Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby ranked 198th in 2010 report. No wonder the state is also dubbed as “The Land of the Red Man.” You can find other more than just “OK” facts about Oklahoma by clicking through this gallery! Cities may choose among aldermanic, mayoral, council-manager, and home-rule charter types of government. Oklahoma is a constitutional republic with a government modeled after the Federal government of the United States, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. [203] Bond was instrumental in the Oklahoma! During the first half-century of statehood, Oklahoma was considered a Democratic stronghold, being carried by the Republican Party in only two presidential elections (1920 and 1928). Courage can be standing up to a bully or restraining an urge to punch out somebody's lights. Oklahoma City bombing, terrorist attack in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., on April 19, 1995, in which a massive homemade bomb concealed in a rental truck exploded, heavily damaging the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. [241] One of the worst states for percentage of insured people, nearly 25 percent of Oklahomans between the age of 18 and 64 did not have health insurance in 2005, the fifth-highest rate in the nation. [209] The Oklahoma City Museum of Art contains the most comprehensive collection of glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly in the world,[210] and Oklahoma City's National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum documents the heritage of the American Western frontier. [185], Sixty-seven Native American tribes are represented in Oklahoma,[69] including 39 federally recognized tribes, who are headquartered and have tribal jurisdictional areas in the state. McCabe discussed with President Theodore Roosevelt the possibility of making Oklahoma a majority-Black state. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and John Boozman (R-AR), along with Governors Kevin Stitt (R-OK) and Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), announced provisions in America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARN Interior Highlands, all regions prone to severe weather. (WASHINGTON, D.C.) United States Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and John Boozman (R-AR), along with Governors Kevin Stitt (R-OK) and Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), announced provisions in America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). [86], Oklahoma also has a rich African-American history. [254] Broadcast television in Oklahoma began in 1949 when KFOR-TV (then WKY-TV) in Oklahoma City and KOTV-TV in Tulsa began broadcasting a few months apart. [197] Ridge Bond, native of McAlester, Oklahoma,[198] starred in the Broadway and International touring productions of Oklahoma!,[199][200][201][202] playing the role of "Curly McClain" in more than 2,600 performances. [180], Oklahoma is placed in the South by the United States Census Bureau,[27] but other definitions place the state at least partly in the Southwest, Midwest,[181] Upland South,[182] and Great Plains. [137] Oklahoma's gross domestic product grew from $131.9 billion in 2006 to $147.5 billion in 2010, a jump of 10.6 percent. 29 New Orleans Hornets", Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, "Southern Hills Country Club is rich in History", "State health workforce profiles:Oklahoma", United States Department of Health and Human Services, "Health insurance, lack of coverage among adults: State, 2002–2005", "OU Medical Center Employment Opportunities", "Tulsa Regional Medical Center Changes its name to OSU Medical Center", "Basic Biomedical Research in the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine", "Oklahoma voters approve medical marijuana despite opposition", "2011 Top Media Outlets: Newspapers, Blogs, Consumer Magazines & Social Network", "Local Television Market Universe Estimates Comparisons of 2008–09 and 2009–10 Market Ranks", "Historical Highlights of Television in Tulsa, Oklahoma", "Radio Days: Oklahoma's First Station: Broadcast pioneer WKY began in garage, living room", "Complete List of Radio Stations in the State of OK", "Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System", "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. [257], The state's first radio station, WKY in Oklahoma City, began broadcasting in 1920. Two trains are traveling nonstop to Kansas City, one leaving from Boston (1450 miles away) at 50 miles per hour and one leaving from San Francisco (1850 miles away) at 40 miles per hour. [134] In 2005, international exports from Oklahoma's manufacturing industry totaled $4.3 billion, accounting for 3.6 percent of its economic impact. [121] Cherokee is an official language in the Cherokee Nation tribal jurisdiction area and in the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.[5][6][7]. I’m proud to have authored provisions that would bring the MKARNS into the next generation and would allow the more efficient movement of goods across all modes of transportation by relieving congestion and reducing wear and tear on highways and bridges.”, “Oklahoma is home to the furthest inland warm-water port in the nation, and countless Oklahoma jobs, economic opportunities and agriculture exports are tied to the Port of Catoosa, the Port of Muskogee and the MKARNS,” Governor Kevin Stitt said. 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Spanish is the second-most commonly spoken language in the state, with 141,060 speakers counted in 2000. Oklahoma City is home to a few reoccurring events and festivals. Choctaw Nation Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations with the federal government on the use of Indian Territory, in which he envisioned an all-Indian state controlled by the United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs. I appreciate Senator Inhofe’s leadership and support of our inland waterways, and I will continue to advocate for innovative solutions that address our water infrastructure needs.”, “This is great news for Arkansas and the future of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System,” said Governor Asa Hutchinson. In 1838 and 1839, roughly 15,000 Cherokee were forced to leave their native lands east of the … [52], With 39,000 acres (160 km2), the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in north-central Oklahoma is the largest protected area of tallgrass prairie in the world and is part of an ecosystem that encompasses only ten percent of its former land area, once covering fourteen states. Traveling westward, the climate transitions progressively toward a semi-arid zone (Koppen BSk) in the high plains of the Panhandle and other western areas from about Lawton westward, less frequently touched by southern moisture. [50], Oklahoma is in a humid subtropical region. For other uses, see, Native America, Land of the Red Man, Sooner State, Map of the United States with Oklahoma highlighted, Determined by a survey by the Pew Research Center in 2008. [116] Cities may also petition to incorporate as towns. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" Its residents are known as Oklahomans (or colloquially "Okies"), and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. [192] The collections of Thomas Gilcrease are housed in the Gilcrease Museum of Tulsa, which also holds the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. [44], The semi-arid high plains in the state's northwestern corner harbor few natural forests; the region has a rolling to flat landscape with intermittent canyons and mesa ranges like the Glass Mountains. My four-year-old daughter, always suspicious of a … As the lawmaking branch of the state government, it is responsible for raising and distributing the money necessary to run the government. [177], The Cherokee Nation instigated a ten-year plan in 2005 that involved growing new speakers of the Cherokee language from childhood as well as speaking it exclusively at home. The NBA's New Orleans Hornets became the first major league sports franchise based in Oklahoma when the team was forced to relocate to Oklahoma City's Ford Center, now known as Chesapeake Energy Arena, for two seasons following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. [40] Contained within the U.S. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing",[206] served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s. The New York Times rates the Tulsa Ballet as one of the top ballet companies in the United States. [252], Oklahoma City and Tulsa are the 45th- and 61st-largest media markets in the United States as ranked by Nielsen Media Research. TBN, a Christian religious television network, has a studio in Tulsa, and built its first entirely TBN-owned affiliate in Oklahoma City in 1980. [32], The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw language phrase okla humma, literally meaning red people. Also, in southeastern Oklahoma lives the American alligator. If she gives away four apples, how many apples does she have remaining? Many Black towns, founded by the Freedmen of the Five Tribes during Reconstruction, thrived in the early 20th century with the arrival of Black Exodusters who migrated from neighboring states, especially Kansas. [167], The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Northeastern State University are the largest public institutions of higher education in Oklahoma, operating through one primary campus and satellite campuses throughout the state. Six percent of the state's 10 million acres (40,000 km2) of forest is public land,[48] including the western portions of the Ouachita National Forest, the largest and oldest national forest in the Southern United States. Oklahoma is between the Great Plains and the Ozark Plateau in the Gulf of Mexico watershed,[39] generally sloping from the high plains of its western boundary to the low wetlands of its southeastern boundary. [279] While each municipality operates as a separate and independent local government with executive, legislative and judicial power, county governments maintain jurisdiction over both incorporated cities and non-incorporated areas within their boundaries, but have executive power but no legislative or judicial power. [132][159] Approximately 5.5 percent of American beef comes from Oklahoma, while the state produces 6.1 percent of American wheat, 4.2 percent of American pig products, and 2.2 percent of dairy products. A Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma educates students from pre-school through eighth grade. As with any new Read more, WASHINGTON—U.S. The author of the resolution stated a constituent researched the Oklahoma Constitution and found no "official" vote regarding "Labor Omnia Vincit", therefore opening the door for an entirely new motto. [154], The Oklahoma Stack Play is a geographic referenced area in the Anadarko Basin. Oklahoma is at the heart of the United States. His accomplice, Terry Nichols, is serving life in prison without parole for helping plan the attack and prepare the explosive. Spanning the southern and eastern parts of the United States, the area is known for politically and socially conservative views, with the Republican Party having the greater number of voters registered between the two parties. Oklahoma also serves as a government-sactioned territory for Native Americans (commonly but erroneously referred to as “Indians”) as it has been home to 67 Native American tribes. r/oklahoma: Your spot for redditors in Oklahoma! Other companies in Tulsa include Heller Theatre and Tulsa Spotlight Theater. [85] In 1927, Oklahoman businessman Cyrus Avery, known as the "Father of Route 66", began the campaign to create U.S. Route 66. [250]=, The residents of Oklahoma have a lower life expectancy than average compared to many other states. [193] The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals on the southern plains,[194] and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. With a population of 8.6% Native American in the state, it is also worth noting that most Native American precincts vote Democratic in margins exceeded only by African Americans.[286]. Pick up The Better Man Project from Men’s Health for more than 2,000 tips to live a healthier, richer, more awesome life . The southwestern part of Oklahoma grows much cotton. “That’s why we are glad to see Sen. Jim Inhofe’s continued support for MKARNS by including provisions in legislation making the system eligible for more funding to help with improvements and deepening the channel. Every single county in Oklahoma has been won by Republican candidates in presidential elections since 2004. Judges of those two courts, as well as the Court of Civil Appeals are appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the state Judicial Nominating Commission, and are subject to a non-partisan retention vote on a six-year rotating schedule. [93][94], On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States determined in McGirt v. Oklahoma that the reservations of the Five Tribes, comprising much of Eastern Oklahoma, were never disestablished by Congress and thus are still "Indian Country" for the purposes of criminal law. In the last-named sport, the state's most notable team was the Tulsa Talons, which played in the Arena Football League until 2012, when the team was moved to San Antonio. In 1943, when the show opened, Oklahoma the state was only 36 years old. [57] Other sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial. [132], The state had 85,500 farms in 2012, collectively producing $4.3 billion in animal products and fewer than one billion dollars in crop output with more than $6.1 billion added to the state's gross domestic product. [280][281] Other local government units include school districts, technology center districts, community college districts, rural fire departments, rural water districts, and other special use districts. Another Oklahoma attraction is the OKC Zoo, home to almost 2,000 animals. Prominent theatre companies in Oklahoma include, in the capital city, Oklahoma City Theatre Company, Carpenter Square Theatre, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, and CityRep. Cattle, as well as pigs and chickens, are raised throughout the state. The Oklahoma Legislature had passed a measure a week earlier to raise teacher salaries by $6,100, but it fell short of the $10,000 raise for teachers, $5,000 raise for other school employees, and $200 million increase in extra education funding many had sought. In one of the costliest episodes of racist violence in American history, sixteen hours of rioting resulted in 35 city blocks destroyed, $1.8 million in property damage, and a death toll estimated to be as high as 300 people. Other languages include French with 8,258 speakers (0.3%), Chinese with 6,413 (0.2%), Korean with 3,948 (0.1%), Arabic with 3,265 (0.1%), other Asian languages with 3,134 (0.1%), Tagalog with 2,888 (0.1%), Japanese with 2,546 (0.1%), and African languages with 2,546 (0.1%). Forests cover 24 percent of Oklahoma[44] and prairie grasslands composed of shortgrass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairie, harbor expansive ecosystems in the state's central and western portions, although cropland has largely replaced native grasses. Mid-summer (July and August) represents a secondary dry season over much of Oklahoma, with long stretches of hot weather with only sporadic thunderstorm activity not uncommon many years. Most of the state lies in an area known as Tornado Alley characterized by frequent interaction between cold, dry air from Canada, warm to hot, dry air from Mexico and the Southwestern U.S., and warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. [236], Regular LPGA tournaments are held at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa, and major championships for the PGA or LPGA have been played at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oak Tree Country Club in Oklahoma City, and Cedar Ridge Country Club in Tulsa. The tribal governments are required to submit a constitution and any subsequent amendments to the United States Congress for approval.[282][283]. [287], In descending order of population, Oklahoma's largest cities in 2010 were: Oklahoma City (579,999, +14.6%), Tulsa (391,906, −0.3%), Norman (110,925, +15.9%), Broken Arrow (98,850, +32.0%), Lawton (96,867, +4.4%), Edmond (81,405, +19.2%), Moore (55,081, +33.9%), Midwest City (54,371, +0.5%), Enid (49,379, +5.0%), and Stillwater (45,688, +17.0%). [78], Increased presence of white settlers in Indian Territory prompted the United States Government to establish the Dawes Act in 1887, which divided the lands of individual tribes into allotments for individual families, encouraging farming and private land ownership among Native Americans but expropriating land to the federal government. [29] Oklahoma is on a confluence of three major American cultural regions and historically served as a route for cattle drives, a destination for Southern settlers, and a government-sanctioned territory for Native Americans. I appreciate the visionary leadership of Senator Inhofe and the collaborative efforts with our neighboring state as we make significant progress on expanding MKARNS.”, “Expanding opportunities to fund improvements to the MKARNS is a key factor in leveraging its full economic potential,” Boozman said. [243] Oklahoma ranked last among the 50 states in a 2007 study by the Commonwealth Fund on health care performance. Original article source: https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2019/7/oklahoma-arkansas-detail-future-of-mkarns | Article may or may not reflect the views of KLEK 102.5 FM or The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council, As of January 20 at noon, the executive branch of the United States government is now headed by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. It is also known informally by its nickname, "The Sooner State", in reference to the non-Native settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. [59], Because of Oklahoma's position between zones of differing prevailing temperature and winds, weather patterns within the state can vary widely over relatively short distances, and they can change drastically in a short time. 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