Linda Lynn
Business and News Research Editor at The Oklahoman
Linda Lynn, Business Editor / News Research Editor at The Oklahoman. Oklahoma's living history through the pages of The Oklahoman
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5 days ago |
oklahoman.com | Linda Lynn
• Reports of "flying saucers" in the late 1940s and 1950s often turned out to be weather balloons. • Oklahoma City played a pioneering role in weather balloon technology, launching the first balloons carrying new instruments in 1938. Some of The Daily Oklahoman's historical pages might make a reader curious about the possibility of alien life — though the more practical explanation could be that people looking to the heavens were merely spotting weather balloons.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Linda Lynn
• The Metropolitan Opera made its Oklahoma City debut on May 3, 1950, at the Municipal Auditorium, sponsored by The Oklahoma Publishing Company and WKY radio. • Tickets, ranging from $1.83 to $9.76, sold out quickly after going on sale in January 1950. • The performance of "Carmen" featured renowned stars like Rise Stevens, Robert Merrill, and Ramon Vinay, along with a large orchestra, chorus, ballet, and stage crew.
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2 weeks ago |
oklahoman.com | Linda Lynn
• Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma's largest lake, was created in 1964 with the completion of the Eufaula Dam on the Canadian River. • The dam was built for flood control, hydroelectric power, navigation and recreation. • President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated the dam in 1964, highlighting its benefits for Oklahoma's future. More than 60 years ago, the largest lake in Oklahoma was built.
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3 weeks ago |
oklahoman.com | Linda Lynn
It was the younger generation that carried the message to Oklahoma's Capitol and within schools: The environment was in trouble and we were to blame. The first national Earth Day observance was officially 55 years ago on April 22, 1970. That week, Oklahoma students listened to speakers, watched environmental films, protested and created posters that warned of the dangers of pollutants on the Earth's ecosystem.
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3 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Todd Pendleton |Ramon Padilla |Linda Lynn
Thirty years ago, two former soldiers acted on their hatred of the federal government by bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City. Here are key events in Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols' twisted plot leading up to the terrorist attack and significant moments after the tragedy, including the journey to justice and in the task of remembering what happened with a world-class memorial. Sept.
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