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Texas became the 28th state in the United States.
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Denton County was established by the Texas legislature on April 11, 1846.
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Roller skates were invented by James Plimpton.
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The city of Denton, Texas was incorporated into Denton county in 1866.
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The University of North Texas was established in 1890 (initially known as North Texas Normal College).
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After fire and lightening destroyed the county's first two courthouses, they began building the third, and current, courthouse sometime in 1895 (exact date unknown).
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Legislation authorizing the Girls College of Industrial Arts, now Texas Woman's University, was passed in 1901.
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First image of a face in motion transmitted by radio. This is considered the first television demonstration in history.
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Dr. Albert Sabin develops the polio vaccine using strains of polio too weak to cause infection but strong enough to activate the human immune system. (exact date unknown)
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Woodrow Wilson Elementary opened in 1960 with just 6 classrooms and 183 students.
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NASA's Apollo 11 lands on the moon and Neil Armstrong becames the first human to set foot on the moon.
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Ms. McDaniel was born in 1987.
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Ms McDaniel graduated from Boyd High School in May of 2006.
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