Texas timeline
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Battle of Gonzales
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between... Read more
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Mexican General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Recaptures The Alamo
Texans or Texians, according to some sources, began fighting for independence from Mexico in 1835. By December the small Texas army had captured... Read more
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The Texas Annexation Treaty Is Defeated
In 1843, President John Tyler came out in support of annexation, entering negotiations with the Republic of Texas for an annexation treaty, which... Read more
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Congress Passes The Joint Resolution To Annex Texas
James K. Polk, a Democrat and a strong supporter of territorial expansion, was elected president in November 1844 with a mandate to acquire both... Read more
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Texas Ratifies The Annexation Bill
Under U.S. President John Tyler, Texas was offered admission to the Union as a state. The bill was signed into law on March 1, 1845. It was... Read more
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Texas Is Offered Admission To The United States
Under U.S. President John Tyler, Texas was offered admission to the Union as a state. The bill was signed into law on March 1, 1845. It was... Read more
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James K. Polk Sends General Zachary Taylor To Texas
The United States supported Texas when it claimed all land north of the Rio Grande, and this provoked a dispute with Mexico. In June 1845, James K.... Read more
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The Congress Of Texas Votes In Favor Of Annexation
On June 23, 1845, a joint resolution of the Congress of Texas voted in favor of annexation by the United States. The leaders of the republic first... Read more
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James K. Polk Signs The Texas Annexation Bill
Under U.S. President John Tyler, Texas was offered admission to the Union as a state. The bill was signed into law on March 1, 1845. It was... Read more
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The President Officially Signed The Ordinance Of Annexation Of Texas
The original controversy about the legality of the annexation of Texas stems from the fact that Congress approved the annexation of Texas as a... Read more
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Texas is the 28th State Admitted to the Union
In the Spring of 1846, disputes over the ownership and boundaries of Texas thrust the United States and Mexico into war. On December 29, 1845,... Read more
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The Mexican-American War Begins
The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of... Read more
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Compromise Sets Texas Boundaries
The Compromise of 1850 set Texas's boundaries at their present form. Texas ceded land which later became half of present day New Mexico, a third of... Read more
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First Battle of Galveston
The First Battle of Galveston was a naval engagement fought on October 4, 1862 near the city of Galveston, Texas between forces from the Union Navy... Read more
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Second Battle of Galveston
Description: Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, who became the Confederate commander of military forces in Texas on November 29, 1862, gave the recapture... Read more
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Second Battle of Sabine Pass
The Second Battle of Sabine Pass took place on September 8, 1863, and was the result of a Union expedition into Confederate-controlled Texas during... Read more
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Confederate Spy David Dodd Hanged
Arrest and trial On December 29, 1863, Dodd was stopped by a Union sentry in west Little Rock, near Ten Mile House on Stagecoach Road, and was... Read more
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Battle of Dove Creek
The Battle of Dove Creek was a small engagement during the American Civil War that took place January 8, 1865, along Dove Creek in what is now... Read more
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Battle of Palmito Ranch
Other Names: Palmito Hill Location: Cameron County Campaign: Expedition from Brazos Santiago (1865) Date(s): May 12-13, 1865 Principal... Read more
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Texas v. White
Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869) was a significant case argued before the United States Supreme Court in 1869. The case involved a claim by the... Read more
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The Crash at Crush
Crush, Texas, was a temporary "city" established as a one-day publicity stunt in 1896. William George Crush, general passenger agent of the... Read more
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A Hurricane Hits The Gulf Of Mexico
On September 8, 1900, hurricane winds of at least 120 miles per hour ripped across the Texas coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, killing over 5000... Read more
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Galveston Hurricane of 1900
The Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas, on September 8, 1900. It had estimated winds of 135 miles... Read more
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Buddy Holly is Born
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence Odell and Ella Pauline (Drake) Holley on September 7 Labor Day, 1936. The Holleys were... Read more
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New London School Explosion
On March 18 students prepared for the next day's Inter-scholastic meet in Henderson. At the gymnasium, the PTA met. At 3:05 P.M. Lemmie R. Butler,... Read more