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325- The Worst Way to Start a City
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Sam Anderson, author of Boom Town, guides us through the chaotic founding of Oklahoma City, which happened all in one day in 1889, in an event called the Land Run.
Plus, we talk about Operation Bongo, the supersonic flight tests that rattled OKC residents in the 1960s. Anderson calls Operation Bongo his favorite research discovery of his entire career.
The Worst Way to Start a City
Plus, we talk about Operation Bongo, the supersonic flight tests that rattled OKC residents in the 1960s. Anderson calls Operation Bongo his favorite research discovery of his entire career.
The Worst Way to Start a City
Released:
Oct 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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