Happy Birthday, Oklahoma!

At 9:16 am this morning, Oklahoma officially became 100 years old.
Today is Oklahoma's centennial! They have been a state for 100 years now, and there are big celebrations going on because of that.
This morning, in Guthrie (the location of S.W.A.K.), there were numerous reenactments of everything that happened today, 100 years ago. At 9:16 am, a man ran out and fired his gun, just as they had done 100 years ago when they received word from Washington, D.C. that they were now officially a state. They continued with a march to the Carnegie Library, which was the first capitol of Oklahoma.
In 1907, Oklahoma's capitol was Guthrie. Not long after, though, it was moved to Oklahoma City, since OKC's population was already five times larger than Guthrie's. While some people, of course, were angry, and made up extravagant (but fake) stories about how the state seal was stolen, it turned out a good thing. Guthrie did not have the money then to tear down their old buildings, so now they are all left standing, making the city very historical and unique.
Tonight there will be the "Oklahoma Spectacular" concert, tickets to which have sold out. Just a few of the famous Oklahomans present will be Carrie Underwood, The All-American Rejects, Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, The Flaming Lips, Reba McEntire, and many others. A few other famous Oklahomans (that I am not sure are going to be present) are Rascal Flatts and Shannon Miller.
Route 66 runs right through the middle of Oklahoma, and passes through many interesting towns and by interesting places, like Pops (a restaurant) in the town of Arcadia. So happy birthday Oklahoma, and good luck in the upcoming century!

Before you go, make sure you watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqRX1BEZvxU