At precisely high noon, thousands of would-be settlers made
a mad dash into the newly opened Oklahoma Territory to claim       
cheap land.

The nearly two million acres of land opened up to white
settlement was located in Indian Territory, a large area that
once encompassed much of modern-day Oklahoma.

Initially considered unsuitable for white colonization, Indian
Territory was thought to be an ideal place to relocate Native
Americans who were removed from their traditional lands to
make way for white settlement.

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It was on this day in 1994.

Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father on this day in 2000. He
had to be taken from his Miami, FL. relatives by U.S. agents in a
predawn raid (below).

Elián González turned 24 on December 6.

At noon on this day in 1889, the Oklahoma land rush officially began
as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land.

The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans on
this day in 1970.

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 81 years old today.

Actor Jack Nicholson is known for playing dark, psychopathic characters
such as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1977) and Frank Costello in The
Departed (2008). He won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good As it Gets (1997) 
and for Best Supporting Actor in Terms of Endearment (1983). He also
received praise for his roles in Chinatown (1974) and About Schmidt 
(2002) and for portraying the Joker in 1989’s Batman. 

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It was on this day in 1994.

 
On this day in 2000.

Elián González turned 23 on December 6.

 
Began on this day in 1889.

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 80 years old today.

Jack Nicholson was raised believing his maternal grandparents
were his parents and his mother was his sister. He did not find
out the truth until a TIME magazine journalist informed him in
1974. During high school, he was voted class clown and served
an entire year’s worth of afternoons in detention.

1975

Jack Nicholson as The Joker in 1989’s Batman.

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994).

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 79 today.

Nicholson portraying the Joker in 1989’s Batman.