apr 15, 1889 - Boomers occupy Oklahoma territory (Apr 1889)
Description:
Fed gov’t made Native territory available to white settlers in Oklahoma ; Many illegally occupy Oklahoma Territory - had to be evicted by fed troops; (Apr 22 1889) 50k “boomers” occupy Oklahoma territory, Tent city of Gutherie → have 10k ppl, By end of year 1889, Oklahoma had >60k ppl → made territory → made state in 1907Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 15, 1889
Now
~ 136 years ago