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David Crockett and some of his "Tennessee boys" arrive at the Alamo
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Thirty-two men from Gonzales fight their way into the Alamo. No other volunteers come.
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James Walker Fannin and his men lose the Battle of Coleto Creek.
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Santa Anna and President David Burnet sign the Treaty of Velasco.
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The Republic of Texas adopts its new flag.
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The Colt-Walker pistol is patented.
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The prisoners of the Mier Expedition draw white and black beans from a pot; the 17 who draw black beans are executed by the Mexicans.
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Baylor University is founded.
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Texas accepts the Compromise of 1850, and gets $10 million in exchange for giving up a claim that stretches all the way to California.
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The Comanches are moved out of Texas and into Indian Territory.
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Col. Benjamin Terry organizes his "Texas Rangers."
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Sam houston dies at his home in huntsville
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified; slavery is abolished.
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The Indians lose the second battle of Adobe Walls.
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Oil is discovered in Corsicana
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