Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Oklahoma, etc.

The USS Oklahoma returned to the Norfolk Base for the last time on September 11, 1936.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oklahoma_(BB-37)#Rescuing_Americans_and_refugees_in_Spain
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/BB-37.html
http://www.historycentral.com/navy/battle/Oklahoma.html
http://de635.ussengland.org/OtherShips/USS%20Oklahoma.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-o/bb37.htm
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Officially, TMcV chose 9am instead of 11am to unleash his plan of destruction.
"McVeigh's original plan had been to detonate the bomb at 11:00 a.m. CST, but at dawn on April 19, 1995, he decided instead to destroy the building at 9:00 a.m. CST."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing#Bombing
"It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
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The Aircraft_impact of 2 WTC was above the 900 foot level & 1 WTC was hit just above the 1100 foot elevation.
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By the mid 1970s the states of Oklahoma & New_York...
"It was built in 1975 and designed by Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, the same architect who designed the World Trade Center in New York. This structure is very similar to the WTC towers in appearance and construction. BOK Tower's lobby has marble walls and wall hangings which have a noted similarity to the decor in the former WTC. The similarities between the BOK Tower and the World Trade Center Towers are based upon the building's history."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOK_Tower