Texas History By jaren655 Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 2000 Texas History Period: Sep 29, 1492 to Sep 29, 1700 Age Of Contact Oct 21, 1492 Colombus Sights land Feb 21, 1519 cortes lands on the Eastern coast of Mexico Sep 21, 1519 Pineda explores Texas Coast Nov 21, 1528 Cabeza De Vaca shipwrecks on Galveston Sep 21, 1539 Frey Marcos set off on an exposision Jul 7, 1540 Coronado gets disappointed that there is no city of gold Sep 21, 1542 Moscoso continued De Soto's expodition Sep 21, 1682 La Salle leads the first european expodition through the mississippi river Sep 21, 1682 Corpus Christi establishes the first permanent setlement in Texas for Spain Period: Oct 28, 1760 to Oct 28, 1825 Revolution Jul 4, 1776 American independence Sep 16, 1821 Mexican independence Feb 23, 1836 The arrival of Santa Anna's army Mar 2, 1836 The Texas Declaration of Independence was made Mar 6, 1836 The final assault came Apr 21, 1836 The Battle of San Jacinto Dec 29, 1845 The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States Feb 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Feb 23, 1861 Lincoln avoids assassination attempt Apr 12, 1861 The Battle of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln is shot May 13, 1865 The Battle of Palmito Ranch May 10, 1869 Transcontinental railroad completed Sep 8, 1900 Galveston is hit by a hurricane Jan 10, 1901 Spindletop Apr 6, 1917 America enters World War I Sep 21, 1929 Stock Market Crash Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Aug 6, 1945 The explosion of an atomic bomb Nov 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated
