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Oklahoma City was the site of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in nineteen ninety-five, the largest act of terrorism on American soil prior to the September eleventh, two thousand one attacks and the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in American history. By the time Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in nineteen seven, Oklahoma City had already supplanted Guthrie, the territorial capital, as the population center and commercial hub of the new state. Soon after, the capital was moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City . Oklahoma City was a major stop on Route sixty-six during the early part of the twentieth century and was prominently mentioned in Bobby Troup's nineteen forty-six jazz classic, "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," later made famous by Nat King Cole. Pre-World War Two activity saw Oklahoma City 's development into a major stockyard location and, with the discovery of oil within the city limits, including under the State Capitol, a center of oil production. Post-war growth occurred with Oklahoma City 's location as a major interchange on the Interstate Highway System, with the convergence of I-thirty-five, I-forty and I-forty-four in the city, and the development of Tinker Air Force Base. The nineteen seventies and eighties witnessed a gradual decline in the inner-city, as families increasingly chose to live in nearby suburbs. Urban Renewal projects in the nineteen seventies removed many older historic structures but failed to result in much additional development. A notable exception was the construction of the Myriad Gardens and Crystal Bridge , a botanical garden and modernistic conservatory in the heart of the city. Oklahoma City has a council-manager form of government, with an elected mayor and council setting policy and an appointed city manager carrying out the day-to-day operations. The center of Oklahoma City 's municipal government is historic City Hall, an original art deco style building situated on the western edge of the central business district in downtown Oklahoma City . Mick Cornett currently serves as Mayor, having first been elected in two thousand four and then re-elected in two thousand six. Eight councilpersons represent each of the eight awards of Oklahoma City . The City Manager is Jim Couch, who was appointed in late two thousand. He serves on numerous city boards and agencies, and served as Assistant City Manager/MAPS, Metropolitan Area Projects, Director as well as Water/Wastewater Utilities Director prior to his service as city manager.
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