She was the first African-American woman to be sworn in as United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. She was also the first African-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Senate. Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Alice M. Batchelder Age: 80 Alice Moore Batchelder (...
C It started from Oklahoma and ended in California. D It mainly crossed deserts, mountains, valleys and rivers. 2 A Because sports events were often held on Route 66. B Because Route 66 was an exciting place for sightseeing. C Because cars and trucks could travel at high speeds on Route...
Woody Guthrie (1912 - 1967) was born in Okemah, Oklahoma. He was a prolific American folk music composer and performer who wrote more than 1,000 songs. His legacy of music, ballads, prose, and poetry reflects the most significant events of the 20th century including the Great Depression, ...
Parry's career in acting began with his roles in various films like "Duke of Chicago" (1949), the Lee Marvin adaptation "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) and "Oklahoma Crude" (1973) with George C Scott. His film career continued throughout the seventies and the eighties in productions like the...
a resident of the Cherokee territories in Oklahoma at that time. The photographer’s decision to withhold the name adds complexity to the role of a photojournalist indocumentary work. However, I believe she recognized the image’s significance as an archetype, rendering the name unnecessary. On ...
(Forward, Direct Support), 100th Supply and Services Battalion (Direct Support), Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Her biggest impact was as commander of the Army Materiel Command, or AMC, one of the largest commands in the Army, employing more than 69,000 employees across all 50 states and 145 ...
Jack (1915–1992) danced as one of the cowboys in the original Broadway production of “Oklahoma!” Truman and Jack shared a non-exclusive relationship. Their partnership became nonsexual, living apart during much of the 70s, and ended with Truman’s death in 1984. Their ashes were scattered...
1785:The first public university in the U.S., the University of Georgia, is established on this date. 1825:The United States Congress approves Indian Territory in what is now the state of Oklahoma. This would set the table for the forced relocation of American Indians on the Trail of Tears...
1948:A tornado forecast successfully predicts that a tornado will hit Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. 1957:Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” is seized by U.S Customs agent because it’s deemed as obscene. 1965:Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights activists following him, return from ...
Elsewhere, Vicki Simon brings the laughter as Ado Annie, a young woman torn between two men. Maureen Lipman has a prominent role as the sage Aunt Eller, but her shrill delivery can wear you down. Oklahoma! shows its age in parts, and a ballet dream sequence midway through stops the story...