TEXAS TIMELINE

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    Rosalinda Johnson Texas Timeline:1900-2000

  • Great Hurricane

    Great Hurricane

    Greatest natural disaster hits Galveston. This was the deadliest natural disaster up to that time.
  • Poll tax

    Poll tax

    1902- Texas required all Texas voters to pay a poll tax before they could vote. This was to keep minority groups from voting.
  • Women's Right to Vote

    Women's Right to Vote

    1918 (June)- Women in Texas gained the right to vote.
  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

    Prohibition lasted from 1919-1933. It was illegal to sale and transport alcohol.
  • 19th Amendment Adopted in Texas

    19th Amendment Adopted in Texas

    Women were granted the right to vote.
  • First Female Govenor of Texas

    First Female Govenor of Texas

    Miriam Ferguson became the states first female govenor.
  • Texas-100

    Texas-100

    Texas celebrates its 100 years of independence.
  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

    San Antonio was one of the first Texas cities to comply with the order. This ended segregation in pulic schools.
  • Assassination JFK

    Assassination JFK

    President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas.
  • 1964

    1964

    24th Amendment- abolished the use of the poll tax.
  • George HW Bush for President

    George HW Bush for President

    George HW Bush was elected US President.
  • George W. Bush for President

    George W. Bush for President

    George W. Bush is elected as President. He is the son of George HW. Bush.