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Lyne T. Barret drilled Texas' first producing oil well in Melrose in Nacogdoches County. (oil discovery)
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Oil Discovery
Oil left one of the biggest impacts on history ever! We still use some of the same methoods today. The striking of oil in Spindletop for the better. At Spindletop they used mud to keep dirt coming up and the rig going down. Mass oil drilling still takes place. -
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Progressive era
The prosgressive era was a important time for Texas, and United States; it had its ups and downs though. The 18th amendment caused much law breaking and created the Mafia. The 19th amendment was passed in this time and gave women the right to vote; the progressive era was a important event. -
Galveston Hurricane
The hurricane of the 1900's hits Galveston. -
William McKinney Shot and killed
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Oil Struck At Spindletop
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Food and drug act passed
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Archduke Franz Ferdinan assanated
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World War 1
World War 1, the first of two world wars, begins on July 28 1914, a month after the assanation of Archduke Ferdidnan. World war 1 holds Americas hand and walks it into the Great Depression.The U.S declared war on Germany in 1917. -
WW1 starts
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Houston ship channel opens
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Zimmerman telegram intercepted
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U.S declares war on Germany
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WW1 ends
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18th amendment passes
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19th amendment passes
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Towns boomed
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Great Deppression
The Great Depression hardend the American spirit and showed we could handle what this world throws at us.Banks collapsed, many people where jobless, suicide rates went up; as a nation we pushed through it. -
Black Tuesday
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More than 3.2 million unnemployed people
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East Tx has 3600 wells
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Bank of the U.S collapses
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Dust bowl begins
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•Roosevelt inaugurated; begins "First 100 Days" of intensive legislative activity
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WW2
World War 2 started with the bombing of Pearl Harbour.The U.S declared war on Japan soon after.WW2 Brought us out of the great deppression.The war strengthened our nation and helped solve problems. Japan Surrendered after the nuke on Hiroshima. -
Germany invades Polland
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Pearl Harbour
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D-Day
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Bmbing of Hroshima
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WW2 Ends
