23 March 1889
Rule of Oklahoma
President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Oklahoma in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
The Oklahoma land rush officially starts at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims
Provenance
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