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Posted on May 20, 2019 by Chris Enss

1862 – US Homestead Act becomes law which provides cheap land for the settlement of the American West

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1877 – Edwin T Holmes installs 1st telephone switchboard burglar alarm

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1908 – 1st passenger flight in an airplane

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1958 “Dracula” film starring Christopher Lee as the eponymous vampire, directed by Terence Fisher is the first Hammar Horror film released

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1877 – Chief Crazy Horse surrenders to U.S. troops in Nebraska. Crazy Horse brought General George Custer to his end.

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1861 – The Maryland House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union.

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1878 – First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn

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1869 – 1st pro baseball games-Cincinnati Reds 24, Cin amateurs 15

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1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth.

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1925 – F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby.

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Heading to Oklahoma to work on plans for this year

Heading to Oklahoma to work on plans for this year’s Will Rogers Medallion Award program. Medallion Award winners will be announced on June 5, 2025.

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To learn more about the Lillies read The Sharpshooter and the Showman: May Lillie, Pawnee Bill, and their Wild West Show.

I’ll be at a variety of locations throughout Oklahoma from May 5 through the 12th giving book presentations.

May 6 Claremore Public Library 11 A.M. – Noon
May 8 Oklahoma Territorial Museum Guthrie Noon – 1 P.M.
May 10 Chandler Museum Chandler 10 A.M. – 2 P.M.
May 12 Magic City Books Oklahoma City 7 P.M. – 8 P.M.

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