On February 10.1923 ; Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas source
On February 10.1923 ; Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
On February 23.1836 ; Texas Revolution: The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. source
On February 23.1836 ; Texas Revolution: The Battle of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas.
On March 30.1870 ; Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction. source
On March 30.1870 ; Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
On April 10.1979 ; Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. source
On April 10.1979 ; Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
On April 14.1881 ;The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas. source
On April 14.1881 ;The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
On April 16.1947 ; Texas City disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600. source
On April 16.1947 ; Texas City disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
On April 19.1993 ; The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die. source
On April 19.1993 ; The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die.
On April 25.1846 ; Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War. source
On April 25.1846 ; Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
On May 23.2015 ; At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma. source
On May 23.2015 ; At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.
On May 27.1997 ; The unusual tornado outbreak in Jarrell, Texas. source
On May 27.1997 ; The unusual tornado outbreak in Jarrell, Texas.
On June 13.1969 ; Governor of Texas Preston Smith signs a bill into law converting the former Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, originally founded as a research arm of Texas Instruments, into the University of Texas at Dallas. source
On June 13.1969 ; Governor of Texas Preston Smith signs a bill into law converting the former Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, originally founded as a research arm of Texas Instruments, into the University of Texas at Dallas.
On August 1.1966 ; Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. source
On August 1.1966 ; Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
On August 17.1915 ; A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). source
On August 17.1915 ; A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h).
On September 5.1836 ; Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. source
On September 5.1836 ; Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
In Texas there is an Eiffel Tower as a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993, this structure is a model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. source
In Texas there is an Eiffel Tower as a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993, this structure is a model of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
On October 4.1876 ; Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in Texas. source
On October 4.1876 ; Texas A&M University opens as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, becoming the first public institution of higher education in Texas.
On November 24.1835 ; The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety). source
On November 24.1835 ; The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
On December 7.1982 ; In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. source
On December 7.1982 ; In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States.