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On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. a 4,800-pound ammonium nitrate–fuel oil bomb exploded in a Ryder truck parked at the north entrance of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring approximately 850. At the time, the bombing was the nation’s worst single act of domestic terrorism.
The governor’s office reported that 30 children were orphaned, 219 children lost at least one parent, 462 people were left homeless, and 7,000 people lost their workplace. The City of Oklahoma City’s Final Report estimated property damage to more than 300 buildings in a 48-square-block area. Learn more at bit.ly/4-19-1995.
Today, #weremember those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever by the tragedy on April 19, 1995.
Photo by Jim Argo (2012.201.B0959.0179, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS) #okhistory #25YearsAgo #dayofremembrance post credit: @okhistory
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Get your pumpkins ready! We will host a Pumpkin Decorating Contest at the Museum Oct 28th- Oct 31st! We will be open later for you to come see the pumpkins and vote for your favorite! People's Choice will be $1 per vote and we have 4 age groups this year. We have additional prizes for the top 3 places in each division. Please share and join in on the Halloween fun!
We enjoyed hosting the Leadership Grove Team and Grove Chamber of Commerce!! Monday, September 23rd, the Leadership Grove class of 2024/2025 took an informative tour of the Delaware County Courthouse. County Clerk, Barbara Barnes, shared her passion for the history of our county. The courthouse has amazing amount of historical information available to the public. The group then met Treasa Earp, the County Treasurer, Larena Ellis Cook, the County Assessor, and Karma Sapp, the Court Clerk. They then ventured downstairs for a tour of the County Jail. Next stop was the Marie Wallace Museum where lunch was provided by the Jay Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Dustin Holland spoke about current events in Jay. Thank you to Dustin for lunch and to everyone that helped make this a great day.
Save The Date! Our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will feature Guest Speaker, Rocky Carroll. We hope you will join us November 9th at the Museum.
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#didyouknow that 2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the Pensacola Dam? GRDA is putting out stories about the dam all year and Grand Lake Living has them all here: https://grandlakeliving.com/grda-power-for-progress/pensacola-dam-celebrating-80-in-2020/ #grandlake #grandlakeliving #northeastoklahoma #oklahoma #lakelife
#thisdayinhistory On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. a 4,800-pound ammonium nitrate–fuel oil bomb exploded in a Ryder truck parked at the north entrance of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring approximately 850. At the time, the bombing was the nation’s worst single act of domestic terrorism. The governor’s office reported that 30 children were orphaned, 219 children lost at least one parent, 462 people were left homeless, and 7,000 people lost their workplace. The City of Oklahoma City’s Final Report estimated property damage to more than 300 buildings in a 48-square-block area. Learn more at bit.ly/4-19-1995. Today, #weremember those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever by the tragedy on April 19, 1995. Photo by Jim Argo (2012.201.B0959.0179, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS) #okhistory #25YearsAgo #dayofremembrance post credit: @okhistory
From all of us at the museum, Happy Easter to you and your family! How are you spending the day? Let us know in the comments. #happy #easter #easterday #easter2020
On this day in history, the United States officially entered WWI despite Woodrow Wilson's original pledge to remain neutral in 1914. Read all about it on the History Channel's link! #history #WWI #woodrowwilson #historychannel https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war-i
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On this day in history, the United States officially entered WWI despite Woodrow Wilson's original pledge to remain neutral in 1914. #history #WWI #woodrowwilson #historychannel https://t.co/MdDzt1qLWn
Grand Lake OK water level on 4/6 is 6.12 at 745.12, up 0.10 from yesterday. https://t.co/czfVG9v9jI
#MuseumAfterDark Seems like as good of a time as any to bring this back. It’s true. The museum comes to life when we’re not there. Someone should make a movie about it... https://t.co/Y3Kj8ZCSpN
Last one...Maybe. This is the best #challenge we've ever seen! #tussenkunstenquarantaine @GettyMuseum #stayhomechallenge https://t.co/h2p1UXkkPA
Quotes from Oklahoma's Own:
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"If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it'll change."