History

10 Significant Events

  • Titanic Sinks

    Titanic Sinks

    A British Passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, more than 1,500 died.
  • U.S. enters World War 1

  • Teapot Dome Scandal

    Teapot Dome Scandal

    Bribery scandal involving President Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome.
  • Me Ferguson, First Woman Governor in Texas

    Me Ferguson, First Woman Governor in Texas

    Me Ferguson was the first woman governor elected in general election in Texas.
  • Ho Chi Minh Rises in Vietnam

    Ho Chi Minh Rises in Vietnam

    Vietnamese independence fighter Ho Chi Minh founds communist party of Vietnam.
  • World War 2 Starts

    World War 2 Starts

  • Beaumont Riot

    Beaumont Riot

    The KKK and Juneteenth plans combined with an explosive incident. The mayor called in the Texas National Guard and the city remained under martial law for five days.
  • Robert Kennedy Assassinated

    Robert Kennedy Assassinated

  • Saigon Falls

    Saigon Falls

    Communist troops from North Vietnam capture Saigon, ending two decades of war.
  • First Woman from Texas elected to U.S. Senate

    First Woman from Texas elected to U.S. Senate

    Kay Bailey Hutchison became the first woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. Senate.