Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the second largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-largest city in the United States. With an estimated population of 389,625 in 2009, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region of 929,015 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, and extends into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties. Tulsa was first settled in the 1830s by the Lachapoka Band of the Creek Native American tribe. In 1921, it was the site of the infamous Tulsa Race Riot, one of the largest and most destructive acts of racial violence in the history of the United States. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry. Tulsa, along with several other cities, claims to be the birthplace of U.S. Route 66 and is also known for its Western Swing music.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1628:
The Swedish warship Vasa sank after sailing less than a nautical mile into her maiden voyage from Stockholm on her way to fight in the Thirty Years' War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_%28ship%29
1792:
French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace, effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_of_August_%28French_Revolution%29
1821:
As per the conditions of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted into the United States as a slave state, despite the fact that most of its territory was north of the parallel 36°30' north. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri
1953:
First Indochina War: The French Union withdrew its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central modern-day Vietnam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Camargue
2006:
British police arrested 25 people suspected in an alleged terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the UK to the United States and Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
collage (n): 1. A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface. 2. A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of diverse things http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/collage
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