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Period: Sep 24, 1400 to
TEXAS HISTORY
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Period: Sep 29, 1492 to
Age Of Contact
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Oct 24, 1492
Chrisopher Columbus
Chrisopher Columbus sights land -
Feb 17, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba and landed his army of soldiers on the eastern coast of Mexico -
Nov 27, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda became the first European to explore the Texas coast -
Dec 19, 1527
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his crew we're shipwrecked near present-day Galveston -
Mar 25, 1539
Fray Marcos de Niza
Fray Marcos de Niza lead an expedition to Cibola -
Jul 7, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronodo
Francisco Vasquez de Coronodo continued the expedition to CIBOLA -
Apr 21, 1542
Luis de Moscoso
Luis de Moscoso continued Hernan de Sotos expedition after de Soto died in 1542 -
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle led the first European expedition that navigated the Mississippi River south to the Gulf of Mexico -
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
Spain establishes the first pemanent european settlement in Texas -
Period: to
Revolution
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American Independence
The American colonies win their independence from Great Britain -
Mexican Independence
Mexico wins it's independence from Spain -
The Battle At The Alamo
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Texas Declaration of Independence
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.Last Fight At The Alamo
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The Battle of San Jacinto
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Texas Becomes A Part of The Union
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The Treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidalgo Is Sighned
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Lincoln Arrives In Washington
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The Battle Of Fort Sumpter
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President Lincoln Issued The Emancipation Proclamation
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President Lincoln Is Shot
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The Battle Of Palmito Ranch
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The Transcontinental Railroad Is Comleted
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The Galveston Hurricane
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The Spindletop Oilfield Is Dicovered
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The United States Congress Declares War On The German Empire; WW1
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Gov. Huey Long Was Impeached In Louisiana
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Japanese Planes Attacked Pearl Harbor In Hawaii
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United States Launched Atomic Bombs In Hiroshima And Nagasaki
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President John F. Kennedy Was Shot In Downtown Dallas
