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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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Halloween Party Day here at JES. I will be adding to this throughout the day! #halloween2020🎃
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#ThisDayInHistory On October 20, 1931, Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. He grew up in Commerce, Oklahoma, and was known as the “Commerce Comet.” Mantle went on to have a remarkable 18-year career playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Learn more at bit.ly/MickeyMantleOK. (2012.201.B0415B.0275, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS) #Baseball #HomeRun
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#ThisDayInHistory On October 20, 1931, Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. He grew up in Commerce, Oklahoma, and was known as the “Commerce Comet.” Mantle went on to have a remarkable 18-year career playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Learn more at bit.ly/MickeyMantleOK. (2012.201.B0415B.0275, Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection, OHS) #Baseball #HomeRun
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Check out your inside look at this week's all-new episode of #OsiyoTV! 👀📺 This week, ride along with young Cherokee trick rider Sophie Duch, meet Cathy Abercrombie, a 3rd generation weaver, plus see the interesting life Phil Konstantin has led at NASA and the California Highway Patrol. All this and more is coming up Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. CST right here and at osiyo.tv. 🎉 We're also broadcasting over the weekend and all episodes are always at your fingertips. #OsiyoTVSeason6 #AlwaysFreeAlwaysStreaming
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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
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The Pandemic is like a slump. As Johnny Bench would say, "Slumps are like a soft bed, they're are easy to get into and hard to get out of."
Johnny Bench was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was one of the greatest baseball catchers of all time.
A 14 time All Star, a 2 time World Series Champion, a World Series MVP, 2 times NL MVP, National League Rookie of the Year, National Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame are just some of his achievements.