Above, Clara Luper February has come to be accepted as “Black History Month” or “African American History Month” in the United States. About that, see this Library of Congress page and this January 2002 City of Oklahoma City Council resolution....
Collectively, Wayne Coyne and the Oklahoma Gazette’s annual Halloween Parade have doubtless captured the fancy of the contemporary grizzly and ghoul market in the city. But, in my youth, the one and only person that did that was Count Gregore, also known as John...
The Korean War (aka Korean police action/conflict) began on June 25, 1950, when the Soviet trained and armed North Korean army invaded South Korea in an apparent surprise attack. (Credit this animated gif showing the changing border during the war to Matthew White in...
In this article, former Oklahoman reporter Jim Kyle continues sharing his recollections about Oklahoma and Oklahoma City history — see Part 1 for his first installment and click here for his third article about the Korean war. This time, Jim describes how I came to be...
We’ve heard a good bit about the Oklahoman in recent months and years — most recently that its chief editor, Ed Kelley, is leaving (and by now that’s past tense) to become editor of the Washington Times (which item has been roundly discussed in this thread...