A Few Dates In 1620-1995 By student055 Dec 12, 1620 Pilgrims land in Plymouth,Massachusetts. click here for pilgrims Period: Dec 12, 1620 to Dec 12, 1995 timeline Dec 12, 1721 Los Adaes becomes the first capital of TX. click here for Los Adaes Dec 12, 1772 SanAntonio becomes the new capital. click here for San Antonio Dec 12, 1789 Washington becomes the first pres. click here for Washington Dec 12, 1813 First Texan newspaper was published. click here for newspaper Dec 12, 1838 Cherokees begin the trail of tears. Dec 12, 1839 Austin becomes the new capital. click here for Austin Dec 12, 1839 Anson Jones is elected predident. click here for Anson Jones Dec 12, 1845 The Great Famine begins in Ireland. click here for The Great Famine Dec 29, 1845 Texas becomes the 28th state. Dec 12, 1850 First telegraph line runs between Houston and Galveston. click here for telegraph lines Dec 12, 1852 Work begins on Harrisburg Railroad. click here for the Harrisburg Line Jul 26, 1863 Sam Houston dies. click here for Sam Houston Dec 12, 1864 The Red Cross is founded in Switzerland. click here for the Red Cross Apr 14, 1865 President Licoln is assassinated. click here for Honest Abe Jun 19, 1865 Slavery ends. click here for slavery Jan 10, 1901 Spindletop oil strike gushes. click here for Spindletop Dec 12, 1945 Admial Nimitz accepts Japans surrender. click here for Chester Nimitz Dec 12, 1952 Dwight Eisenhower is elected president. click here for Dwight D. Eisenhower Dec 12, 1963 Manned Spacecraft Center opens. click here for Manned Spacecraft Center Dec 12, 1963 President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. click here for Kennedy's assassanation Dec 12, 1989 George Bush becomes 41st president. click here for George Bush Dec 12, 1995 Ron Kirk is elected mayor of Dallas. click here for Ron Kirk Dec 12, 1995 U.S. space shuttles dock with Russian space station Mir. click here for Mir Dec 12, 1995 Yitzhak Rabin,prime minister of Israel,is assassinated. click here for Yitzhak Rabin
