El Reno, city, seat (1907) of Canadian county, central Oklahoma, U.S., on the North Canadian River, immediately west of Oklahoma City. Settled in 1889 when the Rock Island Railroad arrived, the town was named for old Fort Reno (established as a fort in 1
Oklahoma - Native American, Land Rush, Oil Boom: Although it is one of the newest states in the union, Oklahoma has one of the oldest records of human occupation. Its abundant resources attracted early hunting and gathering peoples known as the Clovis an
Tulsa, city, Osage and Tulsa counties, seat of Tulsa county, northeastern Oklahoma, situated on the Arkansas River. It originated in 1836 as a settlement of Creek Indians who named it for their former town in Alabama. White settlement began after the arr
Oklahoma! is an American musical that first opened on Broadway in 1943, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and based on an earlier play by Lynn Riggs. The musical follows the romantic entanglements of several young people in Oklahoma at
Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History flag of OklahomaU.S. state flag consisting of a blue field (background) with a bison-hide shield, an olive branch, and a calumet (Native American peace pipe) above the name of the state in white lettering. Oklahoma adop...
Oklahoma, constituent state of the U.S. It borders Colorado and Kansas to the north, Missouri and Arkansas to the east, Texas to the south and west, and New Mexico to the west of its Panhandle region. Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state of the union
The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City that plays in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. Based in Seattle and known as the SuperSonics for its first 41 years of existence b
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated:Dec 31, 2024•Article History musical film, motion picture consisting of a plotintegratingmusical numbers. Although usually considered an Americangenre, musical films from Japan, Italy, France, Great Britain, and Germany have contributed to the deve...
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Native American History Quiz When encountered by Spanish explorers in the mid-16th century, the Cherokee possessed a variety of stoneimplements, includingknives,axes, andchisels. They wove baskets, madepottery, andcultivatedcorn(maize),beans, andsquash.Deer,bear, andelkfurnished meat and clothing. ...