BOB DUNN, a musician from Beggs, invented the first electric guitar in 1935.
Oklahoma is the nation’s 20TH LARGEST STATE, and it covers
69,903 square miles.
OKLAHOMA
TRUTH IN THE NUMBERS The FIRST GIRL SCOUT COOKIE was sold in MUSKOGEE in
1917.
“OKLAHOMA!” became the state song in
1953.
During the “LAND RUSH,” Oklahoma City went from a vast, open prairie to a city of over
10,000 IN A SINGLE DAY.
Boise City, Oklahoma was the only city in the United States
BOMBED DURING WORLD WAR II. On July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a to be
B-17 bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base (50 miles to the south of Boise City) dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town. so6ix.com | AUGUST 2015
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