| 1879/11/04 |
Will Rogers is born on the Dog Iron Ranch in the Cherokee Nation. |
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Will Rogers Birthplace |
Oologah, OK |
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| 1898/00/00 |
From 1897 to 1898, Will Rodgers attends Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, but leaves school in the 10th grade to become a cowboy. |
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Kemper Military School |
Boonville |
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| 1915/00/00 |
Will Rogers plays the New Orpheum Theatre |
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New Orpheum Theatre |
Champaign |
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| 1915/00/00 |
Florenz Ziegfeld signs Will Rogers to the "Ziegfeld Follies" to talk, joke and perform rope tricks. |
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New Amsterdam Theater |
New York City |
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| 1916/00/00 |
Will Rogers headlines at the Palace Theatre, NYC. |
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Palace Theatre |
New York City |
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| 1926/00/00 |
Rogers Ranch House built for Will Rogers |
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Will Rogers House |
Los Angeles |
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| 1927/00/00 |
Will Rogers plays the Edwards in Sarasota, Florida. |
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Edwards Theatre |
Sarasota |
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| 1929/00/00 |
Will Rogers attends a Polo meet at Fort Reno |
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Fort Reno |
El Reno |
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| 1929/10/21 |
The Edison Institute is dedicated by Herbert Hoover. The attendees include Marie Curie, George Eastman, John D Rockefeller, Will Rogers, and Orville Wright. The dedication was broadcast on radio. |
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Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum |
Dearborn |
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| 1930/00/00 |
Will Rogers visits Couchwood |
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Couchwood Estate |
Malvern |
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| 1930/00/00 |
Will Rogers visits Camp Hoover, circa 1930. |
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Camp Hoover |
Shenandoah National Park |
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| 1935/00/00 |
"Steamboat Round the Bend " is released. |
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Steamboat Round the Bend |
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| 1935/08/15 |
Pilot Wiley Post and Will Rogers' aircraft crashes into a lagoon near Point Barrow, Alaska, killing both occupants |
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Rogers-Post Site |
Utqiagvik |
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| 1995/08/12 |
Will Rogers' son Jimmy Rogers, and actor Ben Johnson from Pawhuska, Oklahoma unveil "The Cherokee Kid" by local sculptor Sandra Van Zandt, a life-size bronze sculpture of Will pausing for a drink at the old town pump with his favorite horse, Comanche. |
In Memoriam |
The Cherokee Kid (sculpture) |
Oologah Pump and The Cherokee Kid |
Oologah, OK |
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