November 16 dawned warm and sunny in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, in 1907. Citizens of the Twin Territories had been traveling for days to get to Guthrie in order to be on hand for the birth of the 46th state of the United States. The newspapers reported that the crowd of 35,000 who thronged the streets of town was good-natured and happy, and ready to partake in the festivities. The orphans of the Whittier Children’s Home were on hand as special guests to observe the historic events. Jack L


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