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  Columbus sails to the Americas
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  Alvares De Pindas explores Gulf Coast of Texas
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  Spaniard begin to explore Texas
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  San Antonio becomes capital of Texas
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  U.S. Declaration of Independence is signed
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  Stephen F. Austin settles Texas
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  Battle of the Alamo occurs in Texas wins independence
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  Baylor University is founded
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  Texas becomes the 28th state
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  First group of Comanches moves to Brazcos Indians Reservation
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  Slavery ends in Texas
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  The Civil War ends
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  Immigrants begin to arrive in Texas to farm cotton
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  Barlo wire is invented
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  Law passed making fence cutting a crime
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  Deadliest U.S. and Texas hurricane in Galveston over 6,000 lives lost
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  World War 1 breaks out in Europe
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  U.S. enters World War 1
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  Texas Women win the right to vote
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  State Board of Education is created
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  Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected President
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  Worst dust storm in U.S. history on "Black Sunday" in Perryton, Texas
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  Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters World War 2
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  World War 2 ends
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  Longest heat wave in North Texas 88 days with average high temperature of 102.1 degree farenheit
