Looking Back

Tulsans With Pets Tulsa Historical Society & Museum 2445 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa All photos courtesy of Tulsa Historical Society & Museum

Little girl posing with dog, c. 1940s.

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Cat staring at a fishbowl, c. 1940s.

Four young Tulsans pose with a dog, c. 1930s. Grant McCullough posing for a studio photo with his dog in a small carriage pulled by a goat, 1931.

April 3, 1860: Pony Express begins mail delivery by horse

The Pony Express began operations to carry mail across the country, from St. Joseph, Missouri through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and into California. Young men rode horses to carry the mail that distance in only 10 days. Though it was only in operation for 18 months, the Pony Express became a symbol for the American Old West. The transcontinental telegraph line put an end to the business.

April 5, 1856: Educator Booker T. Washington is born Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia. Washington was emancipated after the Civil War, completed school and became a teacher. At age 25, he established the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, the first school of higher learning for blacks. He promoted vocational training, and his school became a center for agricultural research.

April 10, 1942: Bataan Death March begins in the Philippines The Bataan Death March began as about 75,000 American and Filipino World War II prisoners were forced to walk more than 60 miles in six days without food or water. The prisoners marched from an airfield on Bataan to a POW camp near Cabanatuan in intense heat. More than 5,000 Americans are said to have died in the march, although exact numbers are unknown.

April 17, 1964: Ford Mustang makes its debut

Henry Ford II officially unveiled the Ford Mustang at the World's Fair in New York. The same day, the car debuted in showrooms across the U.S., and almost 22,000 "pony cars" were purchased. The company sold more than 400,000 Mustangs during its first year of production. The first models were priced at around $2,300. Lee Iacocca became president of the company later that year.

April 19, 1995: Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City

A truck filled with explosives was detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people including 19 children. U.S. Army veterans Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were found guilty of the terrorist attack that also injured hundreds. McVeigh, who was arrested by OHP Trooper Charlie Hangar on an unrelated complaint just hours after the explosion, was convicted and executed for his crimes. Nichols was sentenced to life in prison.

April 30, 1952: First English translation of Anne Frank’s diary published

"Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" was published for the first time in English. Anne Frank kept the diary during two years of hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. They hid in sealed-off rooms until they were discovered in 1944. Frank died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at age 15. Her writings were kept safe by Dutch citizens who had helped hide the family. © The History Channel

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