-
August 27th- September 12th, 1900. The winds of the hurricane were estimated at 145 miles per hour. Over 6,000 galvestonians died in the storm.
-
On January 10 1901, a spindletop well struck oil.This well brought in more than 100,000 barrels of oil each day. the well was at a depth of 1,139 when it struck oil, the lucas guyser blew 150 feet up in the air.
-
World War I was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War.
-
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport and sale of (though not the consumption or private possession of) alcohol illegal.
-
The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex
-
A common campaign slogan was, "Me for Ma, and I Ain't Got a Durned Thing Against Pa." After her husband's impeachment and conviction, Ma Ferguson ran herself as a Democrat for the office.
-
The Dust Bowl was caused by farmers not rotating their crops and the land was to hard. farmers were not making any money on crops and started having debt.
-
dust bowl picture
-
In December 1941, Japan joined the Axis, attacked the United States and European territories in the Pacific Ocean, and quickly conquered much of the Western Pacific.
-
it was a U.S supreme court case that involved a black man , Heman Marion Sweatt who was not, like all others of his race. Not allowed to go to law scool.
-
A court case discussing diffrent schools for diffrent races. They wanted to be able to go to the closest school.
-
the Vietnam War was from 1969-1975. Around 58,196 US soldiers died.
-
republican Richard Nixon lost by .10 of a percent.
Richard Nixion had 219 votes and President John F Kennedy had 303 votes. -
Henery B Gonzalez was elected to US congress in 1961. He was a democrat.
-
On November 22nd, 1963 John F. Kennedy was assasinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot in his upper back by Harvey Oswald, He was rushed to the hospital, but he didnt make it and died at 1:00pm.
-
Gave African Americans a right to vote.
-
Barbra Jordan was the first african american woman to serve in the U.S. Congress from the southern area. She was a state senator and as a U.S. Congressman. She is famous for the quote, "My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total."
-
in office from January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
-
