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2/23/36
On February 23, 1836, the arrival of General Antonio López de Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio nearly caught them by surprise. -
3/2/36
The Texas Declaration of Independence was produced, literally, overnight. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under seige by Santa Anna's army of Mexico. -
3/6/36
The final assault came before daybreak 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. -
4/21/36
However, in late April, Houston’s army surprised a Mexican force at San Jacinto, and Santa Anna was captured, bringing an end to Mexico’s effort to subdue Texas. -
12/29/45
In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. -
2/2/48
Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo -
2/23/61
On this day in History, Lincoln avoids assassination attempt on Feb 23, 1861. -
4/12/61
When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. -
1/1/63
The proclamation freed all slaves in states that were still in rebellion on January 1, 1863. -
5/13/63
The Battle of Palmito Ranch May 12-13, 1865. -
4/14/65
Lincoln is shot. -
5/10/69
Transcontinental railroad completed on May 10, 1869. -
9/8/00
The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on September 8, 1900, in the city of Galveston, Texas, in the United States. -
1/10/01
On January 10, 1901, an enormous geyser of oil exploded from a drilling site at Spindletop Hill. -
4/6/17
On April 6, 1917, the United States Congress declared war upon the German Empire. -
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Stock Market Crash -
12/7/41
Attack on Pearl Harbor -
8/6/45
For the first time, the world witnessed the explosion of an atomic bomb. -
11/22/63
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.