Page 12 AROUND HISTORY What Happened in Texas in March

Mar 1 Mar 23 Thirty-two men from Gonzales Lucille F.Leseur known as fight way into Alamo in 1836… “Joan Crawford” Hollywood no other volunteers come to actress was born in San help Antonio, Texas in 1906

Mar 2 Mar 24 was born in The first cowboy strike in Texas Rockbridge County, Virginia begins in the Panhandle in in the Shenandoah Valley in 1883 1793. Clyde Chesnut Barrow The Texas Declaration of notorious duo of “Bonnie & Independence is adopted at Mar 18 Clyde” was born in Telico, Washington-On-The-Brazos in A natural gas explosion at Texas in 1909 1836 New London School in New London, Texas claims the Mar 25 Robert Potter, signer of the Prisoners, Mier Expedition draw Tex. Dec. of Independence is lives of almost 300 students & teachers in 1937 beans those 17 that draw black murdered in the Regulator- beans are executed by the Moderator War in 1842 Mex. in 1843 Mar 8 Mar 19 Mar 3 Governor Preston Smith is born James Walker Fannin and his BB-35 participates in opening Moses Rose chooses to leave in Corn Hill, Texas in 1912 men lose the Battle of Coleto bombardment of Invasion of the Alamo rather than stay and Creek in 1836 Okinawa, Japan in 1945 (thru One of the most talented fight in 1836 Mar 13 Peace talks of the Comanche’s May 14) dancers in the 50’s & 60’s, Cyd Gonzales is burned as the Charisse was born in Amarillo, & TX Gov. turn into a fight at United States recognizes begins in Mar 26 as an Texas in 1921 the Council House in San in 1836 1922 Sandra Day O’Connor the independent nation in 1837 1st woman appointed to the Mar 9 Congress authorizes the Mar 14 Mar 23 Supreme Court was born in El Canary Islanders arrive in San Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels Paso, Texas in 1930 Butterfield Mail and Stage Line Antonio to start a new life, and Southern Methodist University in 1857 purchases the land that will (SMU) chancellor and leave a grand imprint of Texas become New Braunfels in 1845 in 1731 PresidentUAntonio in 1840 Mar 27 The Texas Prisoners from Mar 4 Charles Lindbergh starts pilot Sam Houston is elected Mar 20 Coleto Creek are massacred at Mar 10 training at Brooks Field in San Goliad in 1836 commander-in-chief of the Sam Carson is late to sign the Antonio in 1924 La Salle misses the mouth of Texas Army in 1836 Dec. of Independence. In a the Mississippi and lands in week he loses by 6 votes to be Texas in 1687 Mar 29 Jesse Chisholm, famous trail Mar 15 San Felipe is burned to prevent the pres. of Texas in 1836 blazer , dies of food poisoning Abilene is born, with Governor in 1942, Coke Robert its falling into the hands of the in Oklahoma in 1867 completion of the Texas-Pacific Stevenson was born in Mason Mexican army in 1836 BB-35 is first US battleship to Railroad in 1881 launch an airplane from turret County, Texas in 1888 1945 Japanese POW aviator Mar 5 platform, at Guantanamo Bay, brought aboard the Battleship The Mission San Francisco de Cuba 1919 Mar 16 Mar 21 la Espada is established at San Killer, John Wesley Hardin James H. East, cowboy & TEXAS is given a full pardon while Antonio in 1731 Mar 11 lawman restores order after Football player Earl Campbell is serving at the Huntsville State a shootout at Tascosa, Texas Charles Goodnight (member Sam Houston assumes born in Tyler, TX in 1955 Prison in 1894 leaves 4 dead in 1886 of the Texas Rangers and trail command of the army at Gonzales in 1836 driver) is born in Illinois in 1836 Mar 17 Mar 30 Mar 22 Texas was officially readmitted W.O. Rominger & Amon Carter Battleship TEXAS leaves 1914 Houston Chronicle to the Union in 1870 Mar 6 stage the world’s 1st indoor Norfolk Navy Yard for the last declares the BB-35 14” inch The Alamo falls to Santa rodeo in Fort Worth in 1918 time, as she heads to Texas in guns as Monster Guns” Anna’s army, after 13 days 1948 Mar 31 of siege…180 brave men Network Political Reporter and Oilman James Abercrombie A. Jack Johnson, 1st black perished in 1836 Anchorman “Sam Donaldson” Glenn McCarthy celebrates the invents the oil well blowout Texan to win heavyweight was born in El Paso, Texas in opening of his Shamrock Hotel preventer imphrey Lee is born champ of the world is born in Mar 7 1934 in Houston, TX with 50,000 in Indiana in 1893 Galveston, TX in 1878 John Bell Hood is promoted to guests in 1949 Brigadier General and assumes Mar 12 command of the “Texas Columbus “Dad” Joiner, who Brigade” in 1862 finds the East Texas Oil Field, is born in Alabama in 1860 The bluebonnet is named the state flower of Texas in 1901 Battleship TEXAS is formally activated as a U.S. Navy warship and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1914

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