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La Junta de los Rios (the Texas tribesmen A community of farmers East Texas Spanish explorer meeting of the Rivers), Develop and hunters builds stone agricultural tribes Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda the oldest continuously the bow and arrow. dwellings, now called the merge to form becomes cultivated agricultural Buried City, on the the Caddo Confederacy— the first European community in Texas, northern edge an allied civilization. to map and explore is formed. of the Texas Panhandle. the Texas coastline.

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Spanish explorer The Nueces River Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Hernando de Alvarado Francisco Coronado leads Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda (River of Nuts) Vaca and 3 other survivors discovers the Rio Grande, an expedition across the dies at the Panuco colony first appeared on a shipwrecked near calling it Great Plains in search of during a siege by European map as Galveston Island begin Rio de Nuestra Señora fabled cities of gold Huastec Indians. Rio Escondido, their seven-year (River of Our Lady). and writes about Texas’ (the Hidden River). walk across Texas. Llano Estacado .

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Juan de Padilla, a priest in Francisco Vasquez Juan de Oñate leads 400 A delegation of 50 René Robert Cavelier, Coronado’s expedition, de Coronado, families across the Rio Jumano Indians walk 300 Sieur de LaSalle— returns to Texas one of the first Europeans Grande and claims the miles to Mission Isleta a future Texas explorer — as an evangelist to explore Texas, land for Spain. At El Paso saying a “lady in blue” told is born in to native tribesmen and dies on this day. del Norte they declare a them to ask about the Rouen, France. is martyred on this day. day of Thanksgiving. Christian faith.

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Refugees from René Robert Cavelier, French explorer LaSalle Karankawa Indians Mexico sends Alonso the Pueblo Revolt Sieru de LaSalle, is murdered attack Fort St. Louis, DeLeon to re-establish in New Mexico establishes Fort St. Louis by his own men capturing three children Spain’s claim to Texas. celebrate the first mass at at Matagorda Bay, to cover up the murders and killing all who remain He buries the dead at Mission Ysleta del Sur laying a French claim of LaSalle’s nephew of LaSalle’s Fort St. Louis and begins in El Paso. to Texas. and two companions. French colonists. to search for captives.

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Alonso DeLeon names Spanish explorer DeLeon Spanish explorers and Mission San Francisco de Domingo Terán the Guadalupe River in discovers the Trinity missionaries blaze a los Tejas, the first East de los Rios honor of Nuestra Señora River—the longest river to trail—El Camino Real (the Texas mission, is built on is appointed as de Guadalupe run its entire course within King’s Highway) from the banks of San Pedro first governor (Our Lady of Guadalupe). Texas—and names it in Mexico City through east Creek in the heart of the of Spanish Texas. honor of the Holy Trinity. Texas to Louisiana. Caddo Confederacy.

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Domingo Teran and Spanish explorers Mission San Juan Bautista San Antonio de Valero San Jose y San Miguel de Father Damian Massanet and missionaries is established Mission is established on Aguayo Mission camp along the bring the first cattle on the Rio Grande the San Antonio River’s is founded within the Yanaguana River into Texas. near Eagle Pass east bank with a presidio sound of the bells of and rename it in honor of where El Camino Real (fort) and a villita (village) neighboring mission, San Antonio de Padua. enters Texas. for soldiers’ families. San Antonio de Valero.

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Spanish explorers Presidio LaBahia After a flood, Mission San East Texas missions Fifty-five Canary Islanders build the first bridge is established on the Antonio de Valero on the Concepcion, San Jose, arrive in San Antonio in Texas banks of Garcitas Creek. San Antonio River is and San Francisco to establish across the rain-swollen It will be moved rebuilt. “The Alamo,” relocate to San Antonio as a civilian settlement, Neches River. to Goliad famous worldwide, Missions Concepcion, San Fernando de Bexar. 28 years later. was never completed. San Juan, and Espada.

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First election held By this date, the farms Jose de Escandon Over 2000 Comanche Texas’ first recorded in Texas. supporting the missions of becomes governor of attack and burn hurricane Voters choose officials for San Antonio produce a new Texas colony the Spanish mission at strikes the gulf coast the municipal government thousands of pounds of —Nuevo Santander— Santa Cruz de San Saba, near Galveston. of San Fernando. cotton annually. and captain general of the killing all but one South Texas region. missionary.

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A group of settlers Sam Houston is born near Spain secularizes Philip Nolan enters Texas The Louisiana Purchase led by Antonio Gil Ybarbo Lexington, Virginia— the five San Antonio with Spain’s permission to makes the United States establish the civilian town the fifth son of missions, capture wild horses, Spain’s neighbor along of Nacogdoches Major Samuel Houston distributing their lands but when caught mapping Texas’ eastern border. near an abandoned and to the Indians the territory, he is Spain deeply resents mission site. Elizabeth Paxton Houston. who live there. executed as a freebooter. France’s broken promise.

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James Fannin is born The Gutierrez-Magee Texas’ first newspaper, The Gutierrez-Magee Pirate Jean Laffite in Georgia. Expedition with 130 men Gaceta de Tejas Expedition takes San sets up a He will grow up to be crosses the Sabine River (the Texas Gazette), Antonio but is defeated by base of operation the military leader from Louisiana is published the Spanish army in the on Galveston Island of the troops hoping to overthrow in Nacogdoches by Battle of Medina, Texas’ for smuggling and at the Goliad Massacre. Spanish rule in Texas. Jose Alvarez de Toledo. bloodiest battle. privateering.

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A hurricane strikes The Adams-Onís Treaty Dr. James Long with 300 Aided by the Baron de Mexico Galveston Island, establishes the Red River filibusters invades Texas, Bastrop, Moses Austin wins independence destroying the fleet as Texas’ northern border occupies Nacogdoches, convinces Texas Governor from Spain. of pirate and the Sabine River as and declares Texas an Martinez to endorse his Jean Lafitte. the eastern border. Independent republic. request to begin an Anglo Long is elected president. colony in Texas.

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Jane Long, Dr. James Long tries Sam Houston, future When the Mexican Sam Houston elected the “Mother of Texas,” again to make Texas a president of the Texas government will not for a second time gives birth to the first Republic. Surrounded and Republic, is elected as a defend Texas colonists to serve as Tennessee’s Anglo child captured at La Bahia, he Tennessee representative from Indian raids, Austin representative to be born in Texas— surrenders and is taken to the hires two companies of to U. S. Congress. Mary James. captive to Mexico City. United States Congress. Texas Rangers.

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Mexico’s Congress passes Mexican troops put down Sam Houston, The name of the village at Mexico abolishes slavery, new colonization laws the Fredonian Rebellion. future president of the Presidio La Bahia is but Texas is given making the path to Fearing other rebellions, Texas Republic, changed to Goliad in a one-year extension. citizenship more difficult Mexico tightens is inaugurated as honor of Father Hidalgo, By 1830, the import for Anglo colonists. restrictions Governor of Tennessee. who led the fight for of slaves on Anglo immigration. Mexico’s Independence. will be illegal.

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The Texas Gazette, the Irish immigrants The first German Texas insurgents Rather than pay a fine state’s earliest enduring begin to arrive settlers— at Nacogdoches following a court verdict newspaper, publishes its to settle in Johann Friedrich, his wife, attack Mexican forces, that favored corrupt first issue after relocating South Texas. and five children killing 47 soldiers politicians, from Nacogdoches to —arrive in Texas. and taking 300 others Sam Houston leaves San Felipe de Austin. prisoner. Tennessee for Texas.

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Stephen F. Austin The first Baptist church Gail Borden publishes Comanche Indians attack Sam Houston is elected travels to Mexico City in Texas the first edition of his the fortified home of Silas 1st president of the Texas in hopes of discussing breaks Mexican law newspaper, the Telegraph and James Parker, killing Republic with Lorenzo de reforms by meeting at the home of and Texas Register, at 3 and taking Cynthia Ann Zavala as vice–president. for Texas colonists. Daniel Parker San Felipe de Austin. Parker and 4 other family Voters request annexation in Anderson County. members captive. but the U.S. refuses.

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The United States, The Texas Legislature Vicente Cordova leads The Republic of Texas Texas President England, France, Authorizes the Texas Mexican loyalists, former charters Mirabeau B. Lamar the Netherlands, Rangers to employ slaves, and Cherokee to the Houston and Brazos revokes all treaties and and Belgium friendly Indian Tribes such resist the Texas Republic. Rail Road. orders extermination or officially recognize as the Lipan Apache At the Guadalupe River he expulsion of all Indians, the Republic of Texas. as scouts and spies. is defeated and flees. beginning Cherokee War.

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Town lots go up for sale North Mexican rebels Pres. Mirabeau B. Lamar A German society Commerce treaties with in the new capital city of meet in Laredo and claim sends an unauthorized purchases land the Comanche and other the Texas Republic, land from the Rio Grande expedition to disputed or settlements tribes participating in the named for to the Nueces and Medina land near Santa Fe. The in Central Texas. Tehuacana Creek Council Stephen F. Austin. Rivers as the Republic of Texans are captured and brings a short period of the Rio Grande. imprisoned in Mexico City. peace to the frontier.

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First use of Colt revolvers Baylor University The U.S. Congress The first large group of Texas voters approve in battle as John Coffee —the oldest continually passes a joint resolution German emigrants annexation to the U.S. Hays and a company of operating university in for annexing Texas arrives in Central Texas and the new state 14 Texas Rangers attack Texas— to the United States. and settles Constitution a Comanche raiding party is chartered. at New Braunfels. by a landslide. near the Guadalupe River.

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Replacing the word Sam Houston elected as Mexican cavalry attack At the Battle of Palo Alto Representing German “Republic” in the Great one of Texas’ two United U.S. soldiers in disputed —first major battle of the settlers, John Meusebach Seal of the Republic of States Senators. area along the Rio Mexican-American War— signs a treaty with Texas with the word Grande, killing 12 and Mexican forces engage an several Comanche chiefs, “State,” Texas adopted the Thomas J. Rusk igniting the occupying U.S. army and opening the Hill Country Seal of the State of Texas. is the other. Mexican-American War. are driven back. to settlement.

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Sam Houston elected as José Navarro Treaty of Guadalupe The Mexican government Texas charters the first United States Senator becomes the first Hidalgo ends Mexican- finally returns the bodies railroad to operate from Texas for the second Hispanic man American War. Rio of 17 executed Texans in the state. time. elected to Grande forms Texas from the Mier Expedition. Service begins the Texas Senate. border. U.S. buys NM, They are buried three years later. CO, AZ, NV, UT, WY, CA. near La Grange.

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Texas governor deeds The first Texas’ first railroad—the The first Two Indian reservations land extending into New Lone Star State Fair Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, telegraph office are established—one on Mexico, Oklahoma, takes place and Colorado Railway in Texas the Brazos for Comanche Kansas, Colorado, and in Corpus Christi. connecting Harrisburg to opens in Marshall. and one near Fort Belknap Wyoming to the U.S. to Stafford’s Point 20 miles for Tonkawa, Tawakoni, settle leftover debts. away—is completed. and Waco tribes.

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Col. Robert E. Lee arrives A shipment of camels The southern route of the The Menger Hotel opens Sam Houston in San Antonio to prepare arrives in port at Indianola Butterfield Overland Mail on Alamo Plaza in San is inaugurated to serve at Camp Cooper for use by the U.S. military crosses Texas Antonio. Over the years, as the 7th on the Clear Fork quartered at Camp Verde, on its way the Menger has played Governor of Texas. Comanche reservation. north of Bandera. from St. Louis, Missouri host to authors, generals, to the west coast. and presidents.

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Texas Rangers under Texas votes 171-6 Robert E. Lee is ordered Texas is accepted The Texas Secession Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” to secede from the Union. to leave Texas to as a Confederate State Convention approves Ross and a detachment of Governor Sam Houston command the Union Army. even before an ordinance the 2nd Cavalry recover casts his vote Instead, Lee resigns his its secession accepting statehood Cynthia Ann Parker 24 to oppose secession. commission to command from the union in the Confederate States years after her abduction. the Confederate forces. is official. of America.

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Sam Houston resigns Sam Houston is removed Confederate troops At the Battle of Glorieta, a German immigrants from as governor of Texas from office as Governor of from Texas claim brigade of Texas troops Comfort set out for Mexico in protest Texas because he refused New Mexico and the who attempted to take to avoid conscription. against secession. to pledge loyalty to the American southwest New Mexico for the Confederates from nearby Confederacy after Texas for the Confederacy. Confederacy is forced to Kerrville capture and seceded from the Union. return to Texas. execute most of them.

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U.S. Navy ships United States forces The Battle of Galveston Sam Houston dies Battle of Sabine Pass bombard Corpus Christi, capture the important restored Galveston Island of pneumonia but attempts to take Texas port city of to Texas control. at age 70 the city Galveston. in Huntsville, Texas, are repulsed. C.S.A.

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Federal forces Confederate forces Even though the Civil War U.S. General The Bureau of Refugees, capture free Brownsville has officially ended, Gordon Granger Freedmen & Abandoned Brownsville. from Union occupation. the last land engagement announces the official end Lands (or Freedmen’s is fought at the of slavery in Texas Bureau) begins helping Battle of Palmito Ranch at Galveston on former Texas slaves in south Texas. “Juneteenth.” transition to freedom.

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Spectators gather in a The Constitutional Returning Confederate The first deliberate The United States field outside Luckenbach Convention approves soldiers find herds of feral oil strike in Texas Congress divides the to witness the first flight of an ordinance to nullify longhorn cattle grazing the brings in ten barrels a day South into five military an airship invented by the actions of south Texas plains. at Oil Springs districts and places each Fredricksburg schoo the The 20-year era of near Nacogdoches. under the command of the teacher Jacob Brodbeck. Secession Convention. Texas trail drives begins. U.S. Army.

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African-American “Buffalo Land owners in Del Rio Texas voters approve a George T. Ruby is elected Built as a prototype for Soldiers” (9th Cavalry) begin digging a canal new state constitution. to the Texas Senate, John A. Roebling’s arrive at Fort Stockton and for the first large-scale becoming Brooklyn Bridge, the 475-ft Fort Davis to guard the irrigation system the first African-American Waco Suspension Bridge frontier from Apache and in Texas. to serve in the opens a route across the Comanche attacks. Texas legislature. Brazos River.

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Edmund Davis becomes Texas is readmitted to the Sgt. Emmanuel Stance, Comanche and Kiowa Construction begins on a the first governor of Texas Union by an act of the a “Buffalo Soldier,” is warriors 125-mile stretch of the from the Republican party, United States Congress, the 1st African-American massacre seven men Texas & Pacific Railway which was formed though occupation and to win a Congressional in a wagon train connecting Longview and shortly before Reconstruction will Medal of Honor 20 miles west of Dallas. the Civil War. continue for 4 more years. for valor in combat. Jacksboro.

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The Houston and Texas After trying to declare the After the Battle of Palo The present The Agricultural and Central Railway meets the election invalid, incumbent Duro Canyon, Texas Texas Constitution Mechanical College of Missouri, Kansas and Gov. E. J. Davis yields Plains Indians are moved is adopted. Texas opens as the first Texas Railroad at the Red control to Gov. Richard to reservations in Indian public institution of higher River, connecting Texas Coke, marking the end of Territory. Anglos expand education in Texas. by rail to eastern states. Reconstruction in Texas. into west Texas. Tuition is $10/semester.

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Lt. Henry O. Flipper, first After raiding New Mexico, An oil well The original First refrigerated railcar African-American officer to legendary Apache Chief drilled near Brownwood Texas capitol building patent makes graduate from the U.S. Victorio crosses into produces in Austin the Texas trail drives Military Academy at West Texas, is surrounded by 100 barrels of oil a day. burns. obsolete. Point, serves in Texas. Buffalo Soldiers, and is driven into Mexico.

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First semester of the A fence-cutting war erupts During “The Great Die-Up” A hurricane strikes After 7 years of planning, University of Texas. as fences across Texas’ two severe blizzards Indianola a capitol building of Courses offered open range block cattle combined with overgrazing destroying every house “sunset red” granite is In Academics ranchers’ access to water and falling cattle prices left standing after a storm dedicated in Austin, paid and in Law. and grass. It’s a felony to deal a crippling blow to 11 years before. for by the sale of 3 million cut fences or carry cutters. Texas ranchers. Indianola is never rebuilt. acres of Panhandle land.

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James Hogg becomes The Texas Railroad While drilling for water, Texas’ first oil refinery Col. Theodore Roosevelt the first native-born Commission is created to oil is accidentally is built comes to San Antonio to governor of Texas. oversee operation and discovered in at Sour Lake train a cavalry brigade— rates of railroads, Corsicana, Texas. near Beaumont. the “Rough Riders”—and terminals, wharves, and recruits volunteers at the express companies. bar of the Menger Hotel.

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Texas experiences its A Category 4 hurricane Wildcatter Anthony Lucas The 27th Texas A tornado still tied coldest winter on record with winds up to 145 mph strikes oil at Spindletop Legislature as the 11th deadliest with temperatures nearly destroys Galveston, in east Texas. adopts the bluebonnet in U.S. history in the Panhandle killing over 6000 people— A geyser of crude shoots as the official state flower strikes Goliad, dipping to North America’s 100’ into the air, opening of Texas. killing 114 people. 23 degrees below zero! deadliest natural disaster. the petroleum age.

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Texas institutes By this year Dredging begins Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois Revolution in Mexico payment of a poll tax there were only for the makes the first military air causes a surge in Mexican as a requirement nine known descendants Houston Ship Channel flight at Fort Sam Houston nationalism. President Taft to vote. of the Atakapa tribe to create a in San Antonio, flying an stations 20,000 U.S. still living. deep-water port. aircraft built by Orville and troops on Texas’ border to Wilbur Wright. guard national security.

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Democratic Governor Texas women The pecan tree Texans approve Texas is the first state James “Pa” Ferguson win the right to vote is designated the 18th Amendment to approve is impeached in state elections. the official state tree to the U.S. Constitution, the 19th Amendment and convicted of Texas and the sale of alcohol to the U.S. Constitution on 10 of 21 charges. by an act of the is prohibited in Texas. giving women the right to Texas Legislature. vote in national elections.

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Edward O’Reilly Commercial radio The Texas Legislature Miriam “Ma” Ferguson The outgoing governor writes the original Broadcasting passes a law explicitly becomes the first female appoints the first Saga of Pecos Bill. begins in Texas barring African-Americans to be elected all-woman when 25 stations from voting governor of Texas. state Supreme Court open in one year. in Democratic primaries. in the history of Texas ...and probably the nation.

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Miriam “Ma” Ferguson is The Texas Technological At the suggestion of the Popeye, the Sailor Man, Texas, Our Texas inaugurated Texas’ first College opens in Lubbock Texas Federation of makes his first comic-strip wins a state-wide female governor, though with visionary Fort Worth Women’s Clubs, the appearance in the Victoria competition and is she mostly serves as a philanthropist Amon Carter Texas Legislature adopts Advocate. Farmers report confirmed as puppet for her impeached as chairman of the mockingbird as the a 33% increase in spinach The official state song husband, “Pa” Ferguson. the Board of Directors. official state bird of Texas. consumption. of Texas.

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The League of United The Brazos River John Nance “Cactus Jack” Texas adopts a state Prohibition ends in Texas Latin American Citizens Authority becomes the first Garner is elected to serve pledge: two years after (LULAC) agency in the U.S. as vice-president under Honor the Texas flag; I the federal prohibition is founded in organized to develop and U.S. President Franklin D. pledge allegiance to thee, was repealed. Corpus Christi. manage water resources Roosevelt—the first Texan Texas, one state under of a major river basin. to hold the office. God, one and indivisible.

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One hundred years of The Legislature requires Named in honor of Texas Martial law is declared to Texan Audie Murphy, freedom! an odor to be added to General John Bell Hood, quell a race riot in the most decorated soldier Texas celebrates its first natural gas following a Camp Hood Beaumont that left three in U.S. history, earns the centennial at the Texas deadly explosion at the (later renamed Fort Hood) Texans—two black and Medal of Honor by Centennial Exposition New London Consolidated is activated. one white—dead. More single-handedly repelling at Dallas’ Fair Park. School in Rusk County. than 200 are arrested. a German attack.

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Fire aboard a ship in port Lyndon B. Johnson wins The University of Texas The Associated Press The University of Texas at Texas City explodes her a primary run-off for the Medical Branch honors Texas gold medal Law School cargo of 2300 tons of Democratic nomination for in Galveston Olympian Mildred Ella becomes integrated. ammonium nitrate. Chain U.S. Senate by 87 votes admits its first “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias reaction explosions kill with contested ballots from African-American student. as “Woman Athlete of the 581 and injure 4000. Box 13 in Jim Wells Co. Half Century.”

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Texas-born General A monstrous F5 tornado— Texas schools Texas voters approve Texans end a law Dwight D. Eisenhower be- one of 2 tornadoes tied for become an amendment that banned comes 34th President of the 11th deadliest in U.S. racially integrated. allowing women to serve members of the United States. history—hits Waco killing on court juries. the U.S. Armed Forces Immensely popular, 114, injuring 597, and from voting. he served two terms. destroying 335 buildings.

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Henry B. Gonzalez The integrated circuit, John Tower wins The National Aeronautics While riding in a becomes the first Hispanic developed by Jack Kilby of a special election for and Space Administration motorcade, President Senator since 1848 when Texas Instruments, is U.S. Senate to become (NASA) John F. Kennedy Jose Navarro, signer of tested, ushering in the first Republican opens their Manned is shot and killed in Dallas. the Texas Declaration of the age of electronics senator from Texas Spacecraft Center Texas Governor John Independence, served. and semiconductors. since Reconstruction. in Houston. Connally is also injured.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, Poll taxes are abolished San Antonio native A gunman in the An amendment to the U.S. vice-president from by the 24th Amendment Ed White becomes University of Texas clock Texas Constitution Texas, becomes 36th as a requirement for voting the first American tower shoots 46 people in finally repeals the poll tax President of the U.S. in federal elections, but to walk in space. Austin. Sixteen, including as a voting requirement when President Kennedy Texas retains the tax for an unborn child, are killed. in all elections. is assassinated in Dallas. state and local offices. A 17th victim dies in 2001.

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Barbara Jordan becomes “Houston” is the first word Texas public schools Dallas-Fort Worth In one day the first African-American transmitted from the are ordered International Airport several tornadoes woman to serve in the surface of the moon when to desegregate. officially opens. rip through west Texas Texas Senate. Apollo 11 astronaut Neil killing 53 Armstrong reports, and causing $400 million “the Eagle has landed.” in damages.

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As part of an education The National Republican A widespread banking Texas astronaut Texan George H. W. Bush reform package, the Texas Convention scandal affects many Judith Arlene Resnik is elected as the 41st Legislature enacts a is held Texas Savings and Loans. and six others are killed President of the no-pass-no-play rule in Dallas. A federal bail-out protects when the space shuttle United States. for sports customers Challenger explodes in Texas public schools. from catastrophic loss. shortly after takeoff.

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Democrat Ann Richards Following a 7-week siege, Kay Bailey Hutchison An F5 tornado kills The center pole of the becomes the first woman federal agents storm the becomes the first woman 27 central Texans and Aggie bonfire snaps, to be elected Branch Davidian religious to represent Texas nearly wipes the town of toppling the massive stack Governor of Texas compound near Waco. in the Jarrell, Texas and killing in her own right. In the fire that followed United States Senate. off the map. twelve students. 86 members died.

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Texas Governor George SpaceX, the first private Army psychiatrist Nidal A fertilizer plant in West, The City of San Antonio W. Bush is elected 43rd company to launch and Hasan kills 12 soldiers and Texas explodes killing 15 celebrates its President of the return spacecraft from one civilian and wounds people, injuring 160, and 300th birthday. United States. orbit, locates a rocket 29 others at Fort Hood in destroying 150 buildings. He served two terms. development test site in a terrorist assault labeled Investigators confirm an McGregor, Texas. “workplace violence.” arsonist set the fire.

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In a Small Group- 4. The player with the bottom of the draw stack. who will play first. Texas Timeline TM  240 general + 70 Revolution earliest date draws first and 8. Play continues until one 4. The first student must say & Republic cards (310 total) reads the event but not the player builds a timeline of 10 where the event falls in  2-7 players date to the player on his left. cards OR until all cards have relation to the event already  Ages 9 and up 5. The player on the left must been placed. placed. If he guesses Two Ways  Approximately 30 minutes say where the event falls in correctly, he gets one point. relation to the cards in his In a Classroom- If he is incorrect, teacher 1. Shuffle the cards. timeline. 1. Teacher shuffles the deck. places the card at the back to Play 2. Each player draws a card, 6. If he guesses correctly, he 2. Teacher draws one card, of the deck. reads the event aloud, and keeps the card. If his guess reads the event and date, 5. Play continues with each Texas places that card face up on is incorrect, the next player and places it where all can student having a turn until all the table before them as the to the left may try to place see to begin the timeline. cards are placed, creating a Timeline beginning of their timeline. the card in his own timeline. 3. Teacher draws the next master timeline. 3. Place the remaining cards 7. If no one guesses cor- card and reads the event but 6. The student who earns the in a draw stack within reach. rectly, return the card to the not the date to the student most points wins the game. Copyright 2016 / Discover Texas