Tales from the Oklahoma Land Runs
Timewatch · Season 18 · Episode 3
A pistol shot at noon in 1889 signaled the start of the first race between thousands of desperate men and women to stake their claim on government land in north-western Oklahoma. Tonight's programme sifts through archival footage and meets descendants of those battling pioneers who still own the land today.
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Season
18
Episode
3
Air Date
01/May/1999
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
50 min
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A pistol shot at noon in 1889 signaled the start of the first race between thousands of desperate men and women to stake their claim on government land in north-western Oklahoma. Tonight's programme sifts through archival footage and meets descendants of those battling pioneers who still own the land today.
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