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American colonies win independence from britain
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Mexico wins its independence from Spain
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On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught us by surprise.
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Texas Declaration of Independence was produced
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On the morning of March 6, 1836, as columns of Mexican soldiers emerged from the predawn darkness and headed for the Alamo's walls. Cannon and small arms fire from inside the Alamo beat back several attacks. Regrouping, the Mexicans scaled the walls and rushed into the compound.
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the Texas militia under Sam Houston launches a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna along the San Jacinto River.
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Texas enters the Union
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
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Lincoln avoids assassination attempt
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Fort Sumter fired on
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Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln is shot
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The last significant fighting of the Civil War takes place at the Palmito Ranch along the Rio Grande
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Transcontinental railroad completed
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Category 4 hurricane ripped through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people.
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an enormous geyser of oil exploded from a drilling site at Spindletop Hill
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the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe
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Stock market crash
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans.
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American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas
