Oklahoma City History and Trivia Facts
If you're researching Oklahoma City, this is the place the start. Find facts, history and interesting information about the city.
The title song for the 1943 Broadway Musical "Oklahoma!" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, "Oklahoma!" was named the official state song of Oklahoma in 1953 - Here is a brief background of the song and the lyrics for "Oklahoma!"
Oklahoma City has quite a variable climate with shifting average temperatures and precipitation depending on the season - Here is information on Oklahoma City's climate as well as the precipitation totals and average temperatures by month including highs and lows.
Courtesy of Turner Publishing, see some amazing images from early OKC straight out of the book "Historic Photos of Oklahoma City." It's the history of our city in pictures as long-forgotten times are displayed in library archive photos.
From yard work to leisure, a person's schedule often differs greatly depending on the time of year. Whether you're moving to Oklahoma City and are curious or you're a resident trying to plan ahead, here's a breakdown on sunrise and sunset times in Oklahoma City.
Here is a brief history of Oklahoma City with information gathered from a number of sources including the Oklahoma City Visitor's Bureau, the State of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Historical Society.
These are the facts about Oklahoma City, the little bits of trivia research that you need to know.
The state of Oklahoma is in the Central Time Zone (CST), 6 hours behind Universal Time. Here is information on the Oklahoma time zone and Daylight Saving time in Oklahoma.
If you're new to the OKC metro area, here for a visit or simply don't know much about it, I present Oklahoma City 101. Get up to speed quickly on all the metro basics and sound more like a lifelong resident in no time.
2006 has been an eventful year for the Oklahoma City metro. Here's a year in review with some of the top stories, discussions, events and developments from About OKC in 2006.
The state of Oklahoma hasn't exactly had a national reputation as an area known for the arts. But the number of influential actors and musicians from Oklahoma is actually very high. Here's a list of the top 10 famous Oklahomans.
While Oklahoma is not exactly the movie capital of the world, there have been some fairly significant films made entirely or at least in part within the state. From the more famous such as the small Oklahoma towns in Twister to the relatively obscure like the OSU Student Union's appearance in a campy thriller, these are the best.
