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What does Reba McEntire Mickey Mantle and Geronimo have in common. They lived in Oklahoma! Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state in November 1907. It's capitol is the only state capitol located on top of an oil well! Oklahomas name comes from two choctaw indian words that mean "red man." The states nickname is the "Sooner State. It comes from the term "sooners" which refers to the state's first settlers.

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What do Reba McEntire, Mickey Mantle and Geronimo have in common? They lived in Oklahoma! Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. state in November 1907. Its capitol is the only state capitol located on top of an oil well! Oklahoma's name comes from two Choctaw Indian words that mean "red man." The state's nickname is the "Sooner State." It comes from the term "sooners," which refers to the state's first settlers.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
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08/20/2004
 

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