Ron Jacobs

Most of us are not immediately familiar with the name Elbridge Gerry, but recently his name has been used often because the word gerrymandering has been in the news.

Fifteen miles east of McAlester in Pittsburgh County is the town of Hartshorne. Hartshorne was a town founded on coal mining as were other Oklahoma towns, such as Krebs, Alderson,

Looking back at Love County history

Robert and Mabel Williams were two of the most militant organizers of the Black liberation movement in its first couple decades.

Flag Day is to commemorate the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777. The day was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. The day is to encourage patriotism and

The Declaration of Independence is America’s most revolutionary document; it formally announced the thirteen colonies’ separation from British rule on July 4, 1776.

In 1837, the Chickasaw and Choctaw signed a treaty in Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, for the Chickasaw Nation to purchase the western section of the Choctaw Nation as a home for

June 19th is Juneteenth Day, a day to commemorate and recognize the significance of the emancipation of African Americans in the United States.

Father’s Day is a relatively modern holiday. Possibly the observance of Mother’s Day inspired the idea of Father’s Day.

Several of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were captured and imprisoned by the British during the Revolutionary War. Five signers were taken prisoner.