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Exploring Oklahoma History Home Places History Blog About Store Blog Oklahoma Connections Blog Oklahoma Connections Sign Up For Our Newsletter On Mastodon On Twitter On Instagram Blog Oklahoma Network Blog Oklahoma Network Blog Oklahoma Blog Oklahoma Podcast Exploring Oklahoma History Program Witch Pages OK HS Sports Forum Blog Oklahoma Subreddit Blog Oklahoma YouTube Exploring Oklahoma HistoryWe're Here to Explore the Great State of Oklahoma, to Remember Those Who Came Before Us, and Learn the Lessons of Oklahoma's Past Together. ExploreFor the fun of seeing what there is to see in Oklahoma and to possibly learn a little something along the way. Historic Places Database RememberTo look back on what happened in Oklahoma history and to remember those who came before us. Today in Oklahoma HistoryLearnWe learn the lessons of Oklahoma's past in order to shape a better future. Our BlogTogetherJoin our Reddit community and we'll explore the history of the Great State of Oklahoma together. r/oklahomahistory Oklahoma Historic Place of the Day The Missouri Compromise(36° 30' NORTH LATITUDE)This marker sits on the Missouri Compromise line which by an Act of Congress on March 6, 1820, enabled Missouri to be admitted to the Union as a Slave State. But, the Act forbade slavery in the rest of the Louisiana purchase North of the 36° 30" North Latitude. The proposal marked the first great debate over the Territorial Expansion of slavery.The Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30, 1854, repealed section #8 of the Missouri Compromise , which was the most important provision and created the Kansas and Nebraska Territories.The 36° 30' North Latitude is the south border of Missouri, except for the Bootheel, and the south border of the Oklahoma Panhandle.Located in Garfield County, Oklahoma. AdvertisementToday in Oklahoma History Sorry nothing listed for today, October 16. Let's look ahead.Wednesday, October 22, 1862Battle of Old Fort WayneAmerican Civil War -- Description: Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt and his troops attacked Col. Douglas H. Cooper and his Confederate command on Beatties Prairie near Old Fort Wayne at 7:00 am on October 22, 1862. The Confederates put up stiff resistance for a half hour, but overwhelming numbers forced them to retire from the field in haste, leaving artillery and equipage behind. This was a setback in the 1862 Confederate offensive that extended from the tidewater in the east to the plains of the Indian Territory of the west. more...Saturday, October 22, 1881New Madrid EarthquakesThe series of great earthquakes in the New Madrid, Missouri, region in 1811 - 1812, and a strong earthquake centered in Arkansas were probably felt in the area that is now Oklahoma. more...Monday, October 22, 1934Pretty Boy Floyd is killed by the FBICharles "Pretty Boy" Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio. Floyd, who had been a hotly pursued fugitive for four years, used his last breath to deny his involvement in the infamous Kansas City Massacre, in which four officers were shot to death at a train station. He died shortly thereafter. Charles Floyd grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. When it became impossible to operate a small farm in the drought conditions of the late 1920s, Floyd tried his hand at bank robbery... More... The Latest September 27, 2022New Website Up!The latest version of our website is now live.September 6, 2022New Website Coming SoonA brand new version of this website will be launched soon.December 6, 2021Website UpdateWe have changed our attribution policy. Blog Oklahoma Newsletter Sign Up for Our Newsletter Advertisement Exploring Oklahoma History is a member of the Blog Oklahoma Network.Exploring Oklahoma History and Blog Oklahoma are copyright © 2022, K. LathamThe Oklahoma history information provided is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, unless otherwise noted.