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Originally the "Normal School," University of Central Oklahoma was Oklahoma's first public school of higher education. It began as a teachers college, and is now a premier institution of education in this region of the United States. |
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Foress B. Lillie was a participant in the land run of 1889, and set up a tent for business as soon as shots were fired. Lillie's Drug was the first drug store established in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Lillie was issued the No. 1 license certificate when the new s |
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An Oklahoman, Sylvan Goldman, invented the first shopping cart. |
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