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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
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Apr 13, 1492
COLUMBUS REACHES THE AMERICAS
THIS WAS THE DATE THAT HE REACHED THE AMERICAS -
SANTA CRUZ MISSION
Santa Cruz de San Sabá mission near present-day Menard destroyed and eight residents killed by Comanches and their allies. -
FATHER HILDAGO
FATHER AND HUNDRED OF HIS PRISIONERS HELPED SEIZE THE PRISIONERS IN DOLERIS -
Mexico gained its independence
this was the best day in the world for the mexicans -
DECLARTION OF INDEPENDENCE
The Declaration of Independence of the republic of Fredonia is signed at Nacogdoches. -
MEXICO STOPS IMMIGRATION
government stops legal immigration into Texas from the United States except in special cases. Relations between Anglo settlers and the Mexican government deteriorate. -
WHEN TEXAS GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE
WHEN WE GAINED OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO THIS BECAME A TRIDITINON. SO NOW WE CELEBRATE THIS ON JULY 4 OF EVERY YEAR -
THE ALAMO BATTLE
WHEN THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO WAS OVE IT WAS THE VICTORY FOR TH WINNER -
WHEN STEPHEN DIED
THIS WAS THE MOST TRAGIC MOMENT IN THE WORLD WHEN HE DIED -
AUSTIN
ON THIS DATE HE CAPITAL WAS NAMED AFTER STEPHEN F AUSTIN -
COMANCHE
Comanches, led by a dozen chiefs, meet with officials of Texas government to negotiate a peace treaty. Believing the Comanches to have reneged on a promise to release all white prisoners, the Texans take the chiefs prisoner. During the Council House fight that follows, 35 Comanches are killed, as are seven Texans. -
SANTA FE
The Santa Fé Expedition, launched without Texas Congressional authorization by Pres. Mirabeau B. Lamar, leaves Central Texas on its way west to establish trade with and solidify Texas' claims to territory around Santa Fé. Members of group are taken prisoner by Mexican troops, marched to Mexico City and imprisoned. They are finally released in 1842. -
TREATY
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the War with Mexico and specifying the location of the international boundary. -
WHEN THE BUFFALO SOILDERS WERE FORMED
THIS WAS THE DATE THAT THE BUFFALO WAS FIRST FORMED -
NEW CONSTITION
Texas voters approve a new state constitution. -
RICHARD COKE
of Democrat Richard Coke as governor marks the end of Reconstruction in Texas. -
JFK
ONE OF OUR PRESIDENTS {JFK} WAS ASSASSINATED ON FRIDAY IN DALLAS TX -
FRNCH OWNER SHIP
- April 16 - The French-owned SS Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, explodes in the Texas City harbor, followed the next morning by the explosion of the SS High Flyer. The disaster kills almost 600 and injures at least 4,000 more. The concussion is felt 75 miles away in Port Arthur, and the force creates a 15-foot tidal wave.
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NEIL ARMSTRONG
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong transmits the first words from the surface of the moon: "Houston, the Eagle has landed -
Galvaston Deadlist Hurricane
THIS HURRICANE WAS THE MOST DEADLIST IN TEXAS -
ANN RICHRDS
- Democrat Ann Richards becomes the first woman governor of Texas in her own right. 1993 -
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GEORGE BUSH
GEORGE BUSH BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES -
THE DATE THAT OBAMA BECAME OUR PRESIDENT
THE DATE THAT OBAMA BECAME OUR PRESIDENT WAS THE BEST DAY IN HISTORY FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICANS -
BATTLE OF PALMITO RANCH
The Battle of Palmito Ranch is fought near Brownsville, after the official end of the Civil War, because word of the war's end at Appomattox on April 9 has not yet reached troops in Texas. -
TEXAS A&M
The Agricultural and Mechanical College, later Texas A&M University, opens at College Station, becoming the first public institution of higher learning in the state.
