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Period: Jun 1, 1519 to
texas timeline
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Jun 17, 1519
alonso alvarez de pineda maps texas coastline
alonso alvarez de pineda maped the texas coastline in 1519.in 1517 and1518 he led expedtions to the texas coastline.he had previously mapped parts of Flordia. -
Sep 15, 1554
coronado dies!!!!
Coronado was killed by several of his own men!!!!! -
Lasalle ends up in Texas
Explorer Robert La Salle, was looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River but landed in Texas by mistake. He established a colony on Garcitas Creek. -
Texas' first recorded hurricane near Galveston!!
This hurricane was nicknamed the ''Hurricane of Independence'' because it sank many American ships from the Atlantic coast to North Carolina with 6000 fattalities. -
Texas' first newspaper
created by José Alvarez de Toledo in a small town called Nacogdoches. -
Mexico's desperate attempt to try to retrive a cannon
The cannon had been given to gonzales colonists for protection from indian attacks.The slogan "come and take it" came from Gonzales colonists.This was an openieng for the Texas revaloution. -
baylor university is created
Baylor university is located in waco,texas.It Was founded in 1845 by baptists.B.U. is a baptist university. -
Texan women win the right to vote in primary elections!(:
This time period was called"womens suffarage".In Sweeden women were allowed to vote if they were tax payers.Lydia Chapin Turf was the first woman to vote in America. -
tornado in Waco
A tornado in north texas killed 42 and injured 400.The tornado caused millions of dollars in damage.it is the only tornado ever confirmed as an F5. -
George Bush is elected president of the United States
George Bush is elected and will be the 43 president of the United States.His second term was on January 20,2004 -
twin towers come crashing down!!!!!!
on September 11,2001 terrorists took control of two panes ansd crashed them into both world trade centers in new york!Songs monuments and many more things have been made in memorial of this tradgedy -
Barack Obama is elected president
Barack Obama is the firs arfican american to be president! He is married to Michelle Obama and has two children.
