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When the summer heat comes on is when they’re at their best. The humidity in vegetative cover supports increased chigger populations, most often in grassy or scrubby vegetation, leaf litter

The quiet, peace-loving, humble Tulsan became Oklahomas first elected black judge.

Post twice set the record for flying around the world and then of course was the "space suit."

It took a woman to solve the big municipal problem in Broken Arrow in the early 1930s, a problem that other communities probably faced, too.

After hearing his confession at the end of two hours of questioning, the mob reneged on the promise.

Hundreds of single women made the runs to claim land in Oklahoma; none with the flair of Annetta Daisey.

One of Oklahomas most notorious killers died of a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in 1995, proclaiming his innocence and his love for the wife he married while in

A 1913 headline "A Story of Corruption that in History Is Not Surpassed" had the subhead "Appears Now That Oklahoma State Legislature Is Going to Uncover Rankest Graft Ever Perpetrated

Claire Aggas, a 25-year-old bookkeeper, was alone in the bank about 11:15 a.m. when three men tried to rob the bank. Two of the robbers were shot; so was Aggas.

He was one of five American Indians who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. Montgomery "embodied the American spirit of service, honor and sacrifice."