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The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City has the largest concentration–5500–of DOT employees outside of the Washington DC area. The Center occupies 1100 acres, more than 100 buildings and 3.3 million square feet of space … read more…

NKorean Cargo Ship Could Test New UN Sanctions - Oklahoma City …
In the event that the American destroyer does ask to inspect the Kang Nam and North Korea refuses, the U.N. resolution states the ship must be directed to a port of Pyongyang’s choosing. It was not clear which port the ship would be … read more…

Yukon, OK Tornado, Apr 1912 | GenDisasters … Genealogy in …
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 20. read more » … Events That Touched Our Ancestors’ Lives. Home :: Browse by State :: Oklahoma. Search. Navigation. Browse by Disaster · Accidents · Air Disasters · Animal Accidents · Auto Accidents … read more…

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Oklahoma City Real Estate | Finding and Keeping the Home of Your Dreams
Finding a new home in a recession is a difficult prospect. But if you manage the capital, credit and job security aspect, you will be ahead of the competition. Many home sellers are eager to let go of… read more…

Pole Position Raceway
The Pole Position Raceway, Oklahoma City, is part of 4 indoor karting tracks in the United States run by P2R Karti… read more…

Oklahoma State Fair Arena
The Oklahoma State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City is a multi-purpose arena located on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Also called The Big House, the arena can accommodate 10,944 people and is the … read more…

From GoArticles.com

Parade set for Thursday; rodeo events start Friday (Hollister Free Lance)
From bull riding to pony-express races and steer stopping to barrel races, the 76th Annual San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo has entertainment for everyone. Some preliminary events already have kicked off, while the parade and fiesta afterward are set for 6:15 p.m. Thursday along San Benito Street and official rodeo activities are set to start at 7 p.m. Friday at Bolado Park. There … read more…

City Beat (Cleveland Jewish News)
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple celebrates Shabbat at the former Euclid Avenue Temple at 8. The temple site is now Liberty Hill Baptist Church, 8206 Euclid Ave. Followed by oneg and short tours. Open to the public. 216-464-1330. read more…

Sonic Reports Third Quarter Earnings (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OKLAHOMA CITY—-Sonic Corp. , the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced results for the third fiscal quarter of 2009, which ended on May 31, 2009. Key aspects of the company’s third quarter report included: Net income per diluted share for the quarter totaled $0.27, a slight decline from the same quarter last year; System-wide same-store sales declined 5.4% for the … read more…

Open Question: Most Devastating Events ?
What are the most devastating events you’ve ever heard of.

For me, it would definetly be 9/11.
Others would be the Columbine High School shooting, war in general and the Oklahoma City Bombings. These are just my opinion,s I’d like to hear yours.
Thanks.

Resolved Question: What huge event happened on this day May 23rd?
May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of the year.

1430 – Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.
1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy, on the orders of Pope Alexander VI.
1533 – The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
1568 – The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, brother of William I of Orange, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Aremberg and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years’ War.
1609 – Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia takes place.
1618 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years’ War.
1701 – After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
1706 – Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal Villeroi.
1788 – South Carolina ratifies the Constitution as the 8th American state.
1805 – Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan.
1813 – South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (”The Liberator”).
1844 – Declaration of the Báb: a merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá’í Faith, and Bahá’ís celebrate the day as a holy day.
1846 – Mexican-American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
1863 – Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
1863 – The Siege of Port Hudson takes place.
1863 – American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney becomes the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner.
1873 – The Canadian Parliament establishes the North West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
1907 – The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
1911 – The New York Public Library is dedicated.
1915 – World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.
1923 – Launch of Belgium’s SABENA airline.
1929 – The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, “The Karnival Kid”, is released.
1934 – American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana.
1934 – The Auto-Lite Strike culminates in the “Battle of Toledo”, a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers.
1939 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
1945 – World War II: Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, committs suicide while in Allied custody.
1945 – World War II: The Flensburg government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces at Flensburg in Northern Germany.
1949 – The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
1951 – Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People’s Republic of China.
1958 – Explorer 1 ceases transmission.
1960 – Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion announces that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann had been captured.
1967 – Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran and blockades the port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping, laying the foundations for the Six Day War.
1970 – A fire breaks out in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait in north Wales contributing to its partial destruction and causing approximately £1,000,000 worth of fire damage.
1977 – Two terrorist actions unfold in The Netherlands: several dozen hostages are taken on board a train, and about 100 others (mostly children) are held at a school. The train siege lasts until June 11.
1984 – Methane gas explosion at Abbeystead water treatment works near Lancaster, England kills 16 people.
1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the remains of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building are imploded.
1995 – The first version of the Java programming language was released.
1998 – The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes.
2002 – The “55 parties” clause of the Kyoto protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
2004 – Part of Paris-C