1 It is as impossible to fully set forth the power and effects of this new religion as to trace the airy road of the meteor. 2  They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christâs Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing the world called them the Shakers.
Record August Puts Exclamation Point on Hottest Oklahoma Summer. To get a sense of the stateâs legendary heat waves of its past, Oklahomaâs youngest generation would normally turn to the stories of parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.
Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas set the record for the warmest summer in the U.S. The average summer temperature of Oklahoma and Texas was at 86.5 degrees F and 86.8 degrees F, respectively, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.