1) On October 30, 1838, the Cherokee Trail of Tears began, with over 16,000 Cherokee people forcibly removed from their homes in Georgia and Tennessee and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
2) On October 30, 1907, Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state in the United States.
3) On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" caused panic and confusion among some Oklahoma residents who believed the fictional alien invasion was real.
4) On October 30, 1974, former Oklahoma Governor David Hall was indicted on charges of bribery and conspiracy, stemming from his time in office.
5) On October 30, 2018, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck near Medford, Oklahoma, one of many seismic events attributed to oil and gas drilling activity in the state.