Monday, June 24, 1901. Oil in Oklahoma.

A mere thirty days after the Creek National Council had ratified an agreement to cede its land to the Federal government, oil was struck on those lands in Oklahoma Territory at Red Fork.

The gusher would be responsible for the transformation of Tulsa into a major city.

Philippine General Juan Cailles surrendered to the United States along with 650 of his men.

American nurse Clara Maass, serving in Cuba, volunteered to be bitten by a malarial mosquito as part of medical research.  She'd contract the disease and die. She was 25 years old.

Last edition:

Saturday, June 22, 1901. Mixed loyalties.

Labels: 1900s, 1901, Canada, Crime, Heroes, Loyalist, Ontario, Ontario (Niagara Falls), Texas, Texas (Laredo), War of 1812

Tuesday, July 30, 1974. Cypriot peace, Articles of impeachment.

Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom signed a peace agreement calling a halt to fighting in Cyprus.  The agreement was mediated by Henry Kissinger.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee adjourned its proceedings for impeachment.  It had passed three articles of impeachment. 

A proposed fourth, asserting, illegal use of power in the 1970 invasion of Cambodia, was rejected.

An election was held in Rhodesia, which had a population of 300,000 whites and 5,700,000 blacks. Voting was segregated. The result was whites took 76% of the seats.

ZZ Top played at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds.

Last edition.

Monday, July 29, 1974. Philadelphia Eleven and Alpha Group.

Labels: 1970s, 1974, Folk Music, KGB, Music, Protestant, religion, trends, USSR, Women