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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