“Oklahoma Day” is held annually on April 22nd. “Approximately fifty thousand non-Indian settlers made the run on April 22, 1889, into the Unassigned Lands (Oklahoma District). They began immediately to clamor for statehood in order to gain representation in Congress. The Organic Act of 1890 established a territorial government for Oklahoma Territory and defined the boundaries of Oklahoma Territory (O.T.) and Indian Territory (I.T.) comprising present Oklahoma. The law also called for the election of a non-voting delegate from O.T. to the U.S. House of Representatives.” 

“Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the Union on November 16, 1907.”

OKLAHOMA SYMBOLS:

Capitol: Oklahoma City 

Governor: J. Kevin Stitt (28th)

Nickname: “The Sooner State”

Statehood: November 16, 1907

State Animal: Bison 

State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

State Fruit: Strawberry 

State Flower: Rosa ‘Oklahoma’

State Rock: Barite Rose (Rose Rock)

State Song: OKLAHOMA! 

State Tree: Redbud

FAMOUS OKLAHOMANS: 

Johnny Bench (Baseball)

Garth Brooks (Musician)

Toby Keith (Musician)

Reba McEntire (Music/Actress) 

Phil McGraw (TV Personality)

Billy Sims (Football)

Thomas P. Stafford (Astronaut)

Carrie Underwood (Musician)

(Sources) 

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=ST025

https://humanities.utulsa.edu/remembering-the-state-that-never-was/