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texas history
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first railroad
in 1852 texas builded there first railroad -
school fund
a permanant school fund is created in 1854 -
native american resarvations
in 1854 a native american resarvation is built in texas -
governor
in 1857 texas has elected hardin r. runnels as thier new govenor of texas -
new govenor
sam houton is elected the new govenor of texas -
cortina war
the cortina war is taken in brownsville -
seccession
texas approves seccession from the united states in 1861 -
captured by union
galveston island is captured by union troops in 1862 -
a horrible death
sam houston dies in 1863 -
recaptured
the confederate army finally recaptures galveston island after a whole year -
battle in texas
the battle of sabine takes place in texas -
the civil war is over
robert e lee surrenderes ending the civil war and the union wins the war -
food piosoning
March 4 Jesse Chisholm, famous trailblazer, dies of food poisoning in Oklahoma -
republican
1870 January 8 Edmund Davis becomes the first Republican governor of Texas. -
wichita
July 12 The Sixth Cavalry engages the Kiowas in the battle of the Little Wichita. -
death at salt creek
May 18 Satanta, Big Tree, and their warriors massacre seven men from a wagon train at Salt Creek. -
constitution
1876 February 15 The Texas Constitution is adopted. -
a death at galveston
September 27 Former Civil War Gen. Braxton Bragg drops dead as he crosses a street in Galveston. -
bill longelys death
October 11 Bill Longley, killer of at least 32 people, is hanged at Giddings -
abandoned.
May 31 Fort Griffin, headquarters for buffalo skinners in Shackelford County, is abandoned. -
America's second transcontinental railroad
December 15 America's second transcontinental railroad links up at Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County. -
"end of Jefferson"
1882 January 2 Jay Gould predicts the "end of Jefferson" after the town refuses to give his railroad right-of-way. -
attended by 221
September 15 The organizational session of the new University of Texas is attended by 221 students. -
shoot out
1886 March 21 A shoot-out at Tascosa leaves four dead. -
Louis Jordan
1890 January 30 Louis Jordan is born in Fredericksburg. He becomes an All-American football player and the first officer killed in World War I.
