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Sam Houston was born on this day in Rockbridge County, VA.
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Houston leaves home and joins the Cherokees.
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Houston joins the U.S. Army.
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Houston fights at the battle of Horseshoe Bend.
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Houston resigns from the U.S. Army and becomes a lawyer.
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Sam Houston marries Eliza Allen and they separate soon after.
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Houston goes to Texas, leaving his life with the Indians.
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Houston's army wins the battle of San Jacinto, gaining Texas its independence.
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Houston is elected Governor of Texas.
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Sam Houston dies of pneumonia in his home in Huntsville, Texas.
