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  1. 20th Century Texas History Timeline. 1900 - Sept. 8 - The "Great Hurricane," destroys much of Galveston and kills 6,000 people there. 1901 - Jan. 10 - Oil found by mining engineer Capt. A.F. Lucas at Spindletop near Beaumont catapults Texas into the petroleum age. 1902 - Poll tax becomes a requirement for voting.

  2. Mexico granted Texas a one-year exemption from the national edict of 1829 outlawing slavery, but Mexican president Anastasio Bustamante ordered that all slaves be freed in 1830. [93] [94] To circumvent the law, the colonists converted their slaves into indentured servants "for life."

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  4. 1865–1899. Years in Texas. Texas portal. v. t. e. Following the defeat of the Confederate States in the American Civil War, Texas was mandated to rejoin the United States of America. Union Army soldiers officially occupied the state starting on June 19, 1865. For the next nine years, Texas was governed by a series of provisional governors as ...

  5. Jan 8, 2020 · Later this year, way later this year, we’ll mark the 175th year of Texas statehood. That will be on Dec. 29. That’s the day in 1845 that Texas officially joined the United States of America, or, as the proudest of Texans say, the day the U.S. was allowed to join Texas. Though the 29th was the day that President Polk signed the joint ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 13941394 - Wikipedia

    阳木狗年. (male Wood- Dog) 1521 or 1140 or 368. Consecration of Benedict XIII. Year 1394 ( 1394) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the January 18 calendar .

  7. The year 1394 is a common year, with 365 days in total. Calendar type: Julian calendar. England and English colonies used a calendar which started on March 25 until year 1751. This is not reflected on this calendar.

  8. Feb 1, 2011 · Most media organizations, from The New York Times to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , put the date of Texas secession as Feb. 1, 1861 — 150 years ago today. But in reality it was a little more ...

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