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The Dust Bowl ravaged the Oklahoma Panhandle and nearby areas in the 1930s.
 Oklahoma Timeline History
1682: French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed Oklahoma for France
1803: U.S. acquired most of Oklahoma from France in the Louisiana Purchase
1830s - 1840s: The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole called the Five Civilized Tribes: were forced to relocate from their native lands by the U.S. government: into Oklahoma, known then as the Indian Territory. Thousands of native Americans lost their lives on the bloody marches to Oklahoma.
1842: Remaining Seminole Indians from Florida: moved to Oklahoma
1860s: After the Civil War, because the Indians had sided with the Confederacy, they faced ruin and forfeiture of their lands
1870s: An additional 25 tribes were moved to Oklahoma to reside on federal lands
1872: The railroad crossed Oklahoma, and routes of commerce began to open
1875: At the Battle of Washita, George Custer defeated remaining Indian forces, and in general terms the Indian wars ended
1889: U.S. government opened all unassigned Oklahoma lands for settlement, and thousands of settlers crossed the border to stake their claims
1890: Oklahoma Territory created, coexisted with the Indian Territory
1907: Oklahoma became a state
1930s: Severe drought and the national economic depression ruined most of Oklahoma's farmers
1959: Alcohol prohibition was repealed in the state
1971: The McClellen-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System opened, connecting Tulsa and Oklahoma: to the Mississippi River
1990: Oklahoma became the first state to limit the terms of legislators
1995: Terrorist bomb blew up the Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, and injuring hundreds more
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