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Stroll Down Memory Lane

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Tulsa Time

In video, but not in Tulsa any more: 
Camelot Hotel, Ron's Hamburgers on 15th Street, and Bell's Asusement Park.

 

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Take Me back To The Sixties


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Real Oldies 1600
If you want to hear Steve Suttle's radio gig, go to
www.realoldies1600.com  
You will hear all your favorite 50s & 60s Classic Hits.
Steve is on 3pm to 6pm MDT weekdays

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Do you know the #1 song on the day you were born? On the day you graduated from high school?

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Some Little Known But Very Interesting Facts About Oklahoma
 

1. The bread twist tie was invented in Maysville. 
 
2. The shopping cart was invented in Ardmore in 1936. 
 
3. The nation's first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935. 
 
4. The first Girl Scout Cookie was sold in Muskogee in 1917. 
 
5. Cimarron County, located in the Oklahoma Panhandle, is the only 
county in the U.S. bordered by 4 separate states...Texas, New Mexico, Colorado & Kansas. 
 
6. The Oklahoma State Capital is the only capital in the U.S. with working oil wells on its grounds. 
 
7. Boise City, Oklahoma was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On Monday night, July 5, 1943, at 12:30 a.m., a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base, Texas, dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town, mistaking the city lights as target lights. 
 
8. WKY Radio in Oklahoma City was the first radio station transmitting west of the Mississippi River. 
 
9. The nation's first 'Tornado Warning' was issued on March 25, 1948 in Oklahoma City minutes before a devastating tornado. Because of the warning, no lives were lost. 
 
10. Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the U.S. 
 
11. The name 'Oklahoma' comes from two Choctaw words...okla meaning     'people' and humma meaning 'red'. So the name means, 'Red People.' The name was approved in 1890. 
 
12. Oklahoma produced more astronauts than any other state. 
 
13. Oklahoma has more man made lakes than any other state. 
 
14. During the 'Land Rush', Oklahoma City went from a vast, open prairie to a city of over 10,000 in a single day. 
 
15. The nation's first traffic 'Yield' sign was erected in Tulsa on a trial basis. 
 
16. Pensacola Dam is the longest multi-arched dam in the world at 6,565  feet. 
 
17. The 'Port of Catoosa' (just north of Tulsa) is the largest inland port in  America. 
 
18. The aerosol can was invented in Bartlesville. 
 
19. Per square mile, Oklahoma has more tornadoes than any other place in the world. 
 
20. The highest wind speed ever recorded on earth was in Moore, Oklahoma on May 3rd. 1999 during the Oklahoma City F-5 tornado. Wind speed was clocked at 318 mph. 
 
21. The 'Will Rogers World Airport' and the 'Wiley Post Airport' are both named after two famous Okies....both killed in an airplane crash!!! 

Why Travel To Other Cities? Oklahoma Has Them All! 
Cleveland, Oklahoma 
Orlando, Oklahoma 
Miami, Oklahoma 
Pittsburgh, Oklahoma 
Santa Fe, Oklahoma 
St. Louis, Oklahoma 
Chattanooga, Oklahoma 
Peoria, Oklahoma 
Burbank, Oklahoma 
Fargo, Oklahoma

Feeling A Bit Chilly?
Snow, Oklahoma
Slick, Oklahoma
Cold Springs, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Is Full Of Love!
Lovedale , Oklahoma
Loveland , Oklahoma
Lovell, Oklahoma
Bigheart , Oklahoma
Loyal, Oklahoma

Love The Summer?
Pooleville, Oklahoma
Sunray, Oklahoma

Want Something to Eat?
Corn, Oklahoma
Grainola, Oklahoma
Hominy, Oklahoma
South Coffeeville, Oklahoma
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Cookietown, Oklahoma

Don't Forget The Wildlife! 
Wolfe, Oklahoma

Eagle, Oklahoma 
Buffalo, Oklahoma 
Fox, Oklahoma 
Bison, Oklahoma 
Deer Creek, Oklahoma 
Elk City, Oklahoma 
  
We Have A Town Named After A Number... 
 Forty-One, Oklahoma  
 
And A Town Who's Letter's Don't Spell Anything... 
IXL, Oklahoma   

We Even Have A City Named After Earth's Only Satellite! 
 Moon, Oklahoma 
 
And A City Named After Our State! 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   

Like To Read About The Presidents? 

Adams, Oklahoma 
Taylor, Oklahoma 
Fillmore, Oklahoma 
Grant, Oklahoma 
Taft, Oklahoma 
J Lincoln, Oklahoma 
Jefferson, Oklahoma 
Reagan, Oklahoma 
Wilson, Oklahoma 
Roosevelt, Oklahoma 
Carter, Oklahoma 
Clinton, Oklahoma 
Washington, Oklahoma  
Johnson, Oklahoma 

Other City Names In Oklahoma To Make You Smile..... 
Frogville, Oklahoma 
Loco, Oklahoma 
Bushyhead, Oklahoma 
Bugtussle, Oklahoma 
Hooker, Oklahoma 
Slaughterville, Oklahoma 
Bowlegs, Oklahoma 
Slapout, Oklahoma 
 
And Regardless What Side Of The Fence You're On... 
Gay, Oklahoma 
Straight, Oklahoma 

And For The Sportsman Who Wants To Get Away From It All...
Fisherman's Paradise, Oklahoma