1. In 1926, the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the annual Bedlam game with a score of 13-0. This was the first time the Cowboys had won the game since 1914.

2. In 1952, the Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War ended when the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Burlington Northern Railroad. The dispute began in 1890 when two rival rail companies, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, both claimed the right to build a line in the same area.

3. In 1988, a fire broke out at the First Interstate Bank building in downtown Oklahoma City, causing extensive damage and forcing the evacuation of several nearby buildings. The fire was reportedly started by a welder working on the building's roof.

4. In 2000, former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the National Commission on Terrorism. The commission was tasked with assessing the threat of terrorism to the United States and making recommendations for how to prevent future attacks.

5. In 2015, the University of Oklahoma announced that it would be renaming two buildings on campus that were named after former Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator Robert S. Kerr due to his history of advocating for racial segregation. The buildings were renamed David L. Boren Hall and the Third Century Initiative.