elijah texas history By cross402 May 8, 1687 fort saint louis bernt down May 8, 1689 first public school May 8, 1753 father migeul born May 8, 1765 martin de leon was born click here Aug 12, 1771 Hayden edwards was born Mar 2, 1793 sam houston was born Nov 3, 1793 Stephen f austin was born click here Jan 20, 1798 when Anson jone was born Oct 16, 1815 when Frances lubock was born click here Mar 13, 1829 when was Richard coke born click here Apr 21, 1836 texas Independence Jul 27, 1840 Ronald mackenzie click here Dec 29, 1845 Texas becomes 38 state May 13, 1865 last civil war was fought in palmito river Jun 19, 1865 slavery ends May 8, 1876 Aley Graham bell invents Phones May 8, 1914 world war 1 May 8, 1939 world war 2 May 10, 1946 when David burnett