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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was the first person to ever set foot on Texas soil in 1528.
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The first major group of Spanish-Speaking settlers arrived in Texas in 1732.
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From 1789 to the late 1800s, people began to do catholic missions. San Antonio is the first town to start these missions. A catholic mission is where you go to a place and build a town or village there.
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The Battle of the Alamo took place in San Antonio in 1836 between the Americans and the Mexicans. This battle lasted 13 days in San Antonio. The result was a Mexican victory
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Texas gained it's independence from Mexico as its own Republic in 1839. Then Texas joined the United States in 1845.
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In 1865 Gordan Granger proclaimed the end of slavery in Texas. Also known as The Juneteenth. Galveston and Houston were the first cities to start slavery and the last to end. VIDEO IN DOCS.
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In 1900 a Category 5 hurricane hit Galveston, TX and stood as the worst natural disaster to hit the state of Texas for over a 100 years.
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People of Texas started making oil pipelines and pumping oil near Beaumont, TX in 1901
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The first news broadcast aired on channel 7 as KVII Amarillo, in 1957.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX on November, 22nd 1963 while driving a presidential vehicle in a parade.
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Former governor George W. Bush was elected 43rd president of the United States. He served as the president from 2001 to 2009.
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The space shuttle Colombia crashes in Texas killing 7 people in 2003.
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Hurricane Harvey hit the coast of Texas as a category 5 storm in August of last year, packing winds of over 130 mph. https://youtu.be/YzQGgyrxXiI
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The Houston Astros won against the Los Angeles Angels the World Series last year
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Mass shooting in Texas takes the life of more than 27 people, and injures 20. Including a new born baby. AUDIO IN DOCS
