Texas
Some of the key events about Texas
- 1836Texas gained independence from Mexico, establishing itself as the Republic of Texas
- 1836The Alamo fell to Mexican forces, resulting in the deaths of all Texian defenders
- 1845Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state
- 1865Texas was the last Confederate state to surrender in the American Civil War
- 1900The Galveston hurricane devastated the city, killing an estimated 6,000-12,000 people
- 1901The discovery of oil at Spindletop near Beaumont launched the Texas oil boom
- 1937The New London School explosion killed nearly 300 students and teachers
- 1962NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center (now Johnson Space Center) opened in Houston
- 1963The University of Texas at Austin's football team won its first national championship
- 1963The President of the United States was assassinated in Dallas
- 1966A mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin left 16 people dead and 31 wounded
- 1969The first word spoken from the surface of the moon was "Houston"
- 1971Southwest Airlines, founded in Texas, began operations
- 1987The Dallas Cowboys won their first Super Bowl championship
- 1993The Branch Davidian compound siege near Waco ended in a deadly fire, killing 76 people
- 1994The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, boosting Texas's economy
- 2001Tropical Storm Allison caused severe flooding in Houston, resulting in 23 deaths and $5 billion in damage
- 2002The University of Texas at Austin researchers created the first virus-resistant plant
- 2017Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding in Houston and Southeast Texas, becoming the costliest natural disaster in state history
- 2021A severe winter storm caused widespread power outages across Texas, leading to over 200 deaths
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