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This battle began the Texas war of independence from Mexico.
https://www.thealamo.org/remember
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signed by members of Convention 1836, an interim government formed the Republic of Texas
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VICTORY FOR Sam Houston as Texas cut off the retreat of Santa Anna.
https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/battle-of-san-jacinto
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supported by President-elect Polk for Texas to join resolution and admitted Dec 29.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation#:~:text=With%20the%20support%20of%20President,United%20States%20on%20December%2029.
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The Fair was held in Corpus Christi
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Texas ordinance of secession was the document that officially separated Texas from the US.
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First public institute of higher education.
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Category 4 hurricane winds up to 130 miles per hour pummeled Galveston killing more than 8000 people. Devasting to Texas city. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea#:~:text=The%20Great%20Galveston%20Storm%20came,advanced%20city%20was%20nearly%20destroyed.
