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World War 2
World War 2 was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945. It was generally started on September 1,1939. The invasion of Poland by the Nazi German army. -
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Texas Timeline
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SS Grandcamp
The French owned SS Grandcamp, while carrying ammonium nitrate, it explodes in the Texas City harbor. The next morning the SS High Flyer explodes. The disaster killed nearly 600 and injured at least 4,000. -
Lyndon Baines Johnson Beats Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Baines Johnson beats Coke Stevenson in the U.S. senate race by 87 votes. The winning margin in the disputed primary is registered in Ballot Box No. 13 in Jim Wells County. -
University of Texas Medical Branch
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston admits its first black student. The Medical school was the oldest school beside the Mississippi River. It was establiched in 1891 with one building and fewer than fifty students. -
Racial Integration
The U.S. Supreme Court orders racial integration of The University of Texas Law School. The school was sued in the civil right United States Supreme Court, case of Sweatt vs. Painter. The case involved Heman Marion Sweatt, a black man who refused admission to the School of Law on the grounds that substantially equivalent facilities were offered by the states' law school for blacks. -
Tornado
The Waco tornado outbreak was a tornado that affected portions of the Central United States from May ninth to May eleventh. The tornado kills 114, injures 597at Waco, 150 homes and other buildings were destroyed. Many people lost their loved one and even their own homes. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes first Texas born President of the United States. He was a five star general in the U.S army. He was also the last World War 1 veteran to serve as the U.S. president. -
Texas Women
Texas women gain the right to serve on juries. Within the same year a 1953 graduate of the Howard University Law School, becomes the first black woman admitted to the State Bar of Texas. Women got all the rights and are now there are very many powerful people who are in politics and the army. -
Integrated Circuit
Integrated circuit, developed by Jack Kilby at Te xas Instruments, is successfully tested. There have been many improvements to the integrated circuit it is used ofr computers, celluler phones, digital microwave ovens, etc. The internet even depends on integrated circuits. It is a complex tool and very useful in our generation. -
John Tower
Wins special election for U.S. Senate, becoming the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction. John Tower served until he retired during January 1985. When he was younger he used ot go where ever his father went to pastor. -
Manned Spacecraft Center
NASA opens the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. It was constructed on land donated by theRice University. Within the next few years the center was re-named. -
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States. When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, it took place in Dallas, Texas on Friday, November 22. He was shot while riding with his wife in the Presidential motorcade. -
Poll Tax
Poll tax is abolished by the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a requirement for voting for federal offices. It is retained in Texas, however, for state and local offices. Many people had riots and boycotts because of the poll tax. -
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund was incorporated in Texas; its first national office. It was a national non-profit civil rights organization. The organization was formed in 1968 to protect Latinos in the U.S. -
Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong transmits the first words from the surface of the moon: "Houston the Eagle has Landed." Buzz Aldrin attended the mission with Neil Armstrong and was the second person to step foot on the moon. It was one the greatest acheivements America has made. -
Securities and Exchange Commision
Securities and Exchange Commision investigates illegal manipulation of stock transactions involving Frank Sharp and his Sharptown State Bank of Houston. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the security laws. -
The Sharpstown Scandal
The Sharpstown Scandal results in the conviction of House speaker Gus Mutscher and two associates for conspiracy and bribery. It was a stock fraud scandal in Texas in 1971 and 1972. Sharpstown Scandal got its name from the Sharpstown area of Houston. -
Manned Spacecraft Center re-named
The Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston is re-named Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. It is responsible for training astronauts from the U.S. and others from countries. It was renamed in honor of the 36th president Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention meets to attempt to write a new state constitution. The delegates compromised the membership of the 63rd Legislature, become mired in divisive politics. It is one of the central events in the history of the U.S. -
William Clements
William clements becomes the first Republican governor of Texas since reconstruction. He was re-elected on January 20, 1987. Because of his re-electioin be became the 42nd and 44th governor of Texas serving from 1979 to 1983 and 1987 to 1991. -
Tornadoes in West texas
Several tornadoes kill 53 in West texas, including 42 in Wichita Falls. Since the tornadoes caused so much damage it costed about 4 million dollars in repair. It left many people homeless and starving. -
No Pass No Play
No-pass-no-play rule was enacted by the Texas Legislature and is and education-reform package. The rule is if you don't pass a class you don't get privledges. This very same rule is still in effect today. -
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention is held in Dallas. the National Republican Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. It was convened by the Republican National Commitee. -
Houstonian George Bush
Houstonian George Bush is elected president of the United States. He became the 41st president of the United States of America. Years later his son, George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president. -
Ann Richards
Democrat Ann Richards becomes the first woman governor of Texas in her own right. Ann Richards real name was Dorothy Ann Willis Richards. She was the only child of Robert Cecil Willis and Mildred Iona Warren. -
George Walker Bush
Former Texas Governor George Walker Bush is elected president of the United States. George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president of the United States of Americe. He was re-elected on November 2, 2004.
