Timeline Assignment

Texas Became Independent Nation

1836

"Only one of the original five copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence remains."

Houston was the Capital of Texas

1837

"Houston was capital from April 19,1837 until 1839."

Austin was Called the New Capital by President Mirabeau B. Lamar

1839

"On Feb, 19, 1846, Austin formally became the state's capital."

Texas Joined US Becoming the 28th state

1845

"Dec. 29, 1845 Texas became the 28th state in the United States with some restrictions."

Texas Declared its Secession from the United States

1861

"A state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the measure."

Assassination of William McKinley the 25th President

1901

William McKinley was in his second term when he got shot.

World War I

1914

"The Victoria Cross award was given to war heroes."

World War II

1939

"The holocaust was one of the most terrible events to happen."

Attack of Pearl Harbor

1941

"Killed 2,403 United States personnel."

NATO was Founded( Intergovernmental Organization)

1949

"Created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several western European nations."

Martin Luther King Jr Delivers " I Have a Dream" Speech

1963

Martin Luther King Jr. speech "became one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement."

Voting Rights

1965

"Signed by president Lyndon Johnson."