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Learn about the historical events and people that shaped Texas on any given date. Browse entries from the Handbook of Texas, the authoritative source for Texas history.
Today in Texas History. 1881 - Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company opened the first operational telephone system in Dallas with 40 subscribers. 1969 - Near Stonewall, the Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park opened to the public. 1972 - The first Kerrville Folk Festival opened in the Kerrville Municipal Auditorium. Texas Quote.
From Cabeza de Vaca's ship-wreck in 1528 through the Texas Revolution to present day—almost 500 years of recorded history—a myriad of significant events in Texas history have occurred. These events are arranged by day of the year to allow the reader to see into the past on any specific day.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Texas. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
- Early Exploration and Development
- The Revolution and The Republic
- Statehood and Beyond
Before 1500 – Prior to the arrival of the first European explorers, numerous tribes of the Indians of Texasoccupied the region between the Rio Grande to the south and the Red River to the north. Mid-1519– Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, a Spanish adventurer, sailed from a base in Jamaica to become the first known European to explore and map the Texas coa...
October 2, 1835 – Texans drove back troops of the Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. October 9, 1835 – The Goliad Campaign of 1835ended when George Collingsworth, Ben Milam, and forty-nine other Texans stormed the presidio at Goliad and a small troop of Mexican defenders. October 28, 1835 – Jim Bowie, James Fannin, and...
December 29, 1845 – U. S. President James Polkfollowed through on a campaign platform promising to annex Texas and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States. April 25, 1846 – The Mexican-American War ignited as a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome of the war fixed Texas’ southern boundary at th...
Learn about the historical events that happened in Texas on this day, from the founding of Magnolia Petroleum Company to the death of Tigua leader Miguel Pedraza. The Texas State Historical Association provides this free service with sources and links.
1554 - Coronado dies. He is one of the first white men to explore Texas, and leader of one of 20 Spanish explorations of the area. 1598 - April 30 - Thanksgiving is held near present-day El Paso by Juan de Onate, the members of his expedition and natives of the region. 17th Century Texas History Timeline.
