Oklahoma History

Earthquake History of Oklahoma ... [Read More]

USFWS - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Office History and Policies
The OES follows the policy of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) in operating on the principle of biodiversity. This term can be defined as the variety of living organisms found within a particular geographic area, and the processes associated with their life history. Conserving the diversity of biological resources is essential to sustaining stable ecosystems, which ultimately support all life, including humans. Service programs are increasingly targeted toward biodiversity conservation, while maintaining a habitat focus and an understanding of the needs of people, as well as those of fish and wildlife resources. ... [Read More]

NOAA News Online (Story 178)
May 4, 1999 — Oklahoma experienced about 40 violent tornadoes Monday. Tornadoes occur every year, but what made this unique and deadly is that they struck heavily populated areas. This is the sixth deadliest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. ... [Read More]

Today in History: December 7
The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress has long been recognized as one of the world's foremost centers for the study of Hebrew and Yiddish materials. Established in 1914 as part of the Division of Semitica and Oriental Literature, it grew from Jacob H. Schiff's 1912 gift of nearly 10,000 books and pamphlets from the private collection of a well-known bibliographer and bookseller Ephraim Deinard. The section houses works in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Coptic, and Amharic. Holdings are especially strong in the areas of the Bible and rabbinics, liturgy, responsa, Jewish history, and Hebrew language and literature. ... [Read More]

National Park Service History: Home Page
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NAEP -- State Profiles. Educational Assessments by State. Student demographics. School characteristics. State comparisons.
State Profiles present key data about each state's student and school population and its NAEP testing history and results. The profiles provide easy access to all NAEP data for participating states and links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects. ... [Read More]