O klahoma is  a landlocked state in the South Central region of the United States . It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest. Abbreviation: OK Capital: Oklahoma City Temperature: 78 degrees, mostly sunny Time: 1:00 PM (1 hour behind us, CST- central standard time) Nickname: 'The Sooner State' In 1889, when the U.S. government had planned to open approximately 2 million acres of land for settlement, many people entered the land before the land’s run designated time. These people were dubbed “sooners.” In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th American state. The next year the University of Oklahoma’s football team took “Sooners” as its nickname. The expression “sooners” was then embraced as a nickname for the entire state. It is interesting to note here that on April 22, a pistol shot started the land run. The land runs brought homesteaders from Japan, China, Englan...