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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus
Christopher Columbus reached tha Americas in 1492. -
Apr 15, 1519
Texas coastline
Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda maps Texas coastline. -
Jan 1, 1541
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado crosses the Texas Panhandle in search of in search of the seven cities of Cibola. -
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is held near present-day El Paso by Juan de Oñate, the members of his expedition and natives of the region. -
Apaches
The Apaches arrived in about the 1600s. -
Jumano Indians
Jumano Indians requested Spanish missionaries from New Mexico to travel to the vicinity of present-day San Angelo and instruct the Jumanos about Christianity. -
First Election in Texas
The first voting election was held near San Antonio. -
San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo mission
February - San José y San Miguel de Aguayo mission founded near San Antonio de Valero. -
Cotton
Missions at San Antonio are producing thousands of pounds of cotton annually. -
Santa Cruz de San Saba mission
Santa Cruz de San Sabá mission near present-day Menard destroyed and eight residents killed by Comanches and their allies. -
San Antonio
San Antonio became the new capital of Texas in 1772. -
Declaration is signed
The Declaration of independance was made to make the U.S an individual country. -
Stephen F. Austin
In 1821 Stephen F. Austin settled Texas. -
Mexican Independence
Mexicans got their Independence in 1821! -
Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo occured in 1836, Texas won its independence. -
Alamo
The Alamo fell in 1836. -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston was elected President of Texas in 1841. -
Texas
Texas became the 28th state in 1845. -
Railroad
The first Texas railroad began operation in 1852. -
Slavery
The Civil War ended, slavery ended for Texas in 1865. -
Battle at Palmito Ranch
The last battle in Texas occured at Palmito Ranch in 1865. -
Hurricane
Deadliest hurricane in U.S histodry hits Galveston in the 1900s. -
LULAC
1929 - Feb. 17 - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is founded in Corpus Christi -
Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong transmits the first words from the surface of the moon: "Houston, the Eagle has landed." -
George W. Bush
Former Texas Gov. George W. Bush elected President of the United States. -
9/11
The Twin Towers were crashed into by planes controlled by terrorists.
