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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
texas history
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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to
the age of contact
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Oct 1, 1492
chistopher columbus
christopher colombus and his crew of his three small ships sighted land -
Feb 1, 1519
herman cortes
he sailed from cuba and llanded his army of 500 soliders on the eastern coast of mexico. -
Aug 1, 1519
de pineda
the first european to explore texas coast -
Mar 1, 1527
alvar nunez careza de vaca
he was the first european to go into texas -
Mar 1, 1539
fray marcos
he was the person who went up north to find the seven cities of gold because de vaca said there was seven cities of gold -
Jul 7, 1540
de coranda
lead the 7 cities of gold -
Sep 30, 1543
moscoso
went to the coast of mexico and explored east texaS -
la salle
the first exppedition to missipie river -
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revolution
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american revolution
the 13american colonies win there independece from great britian -
mexican revolution
mexico wins its independece from spain -
the battle of the alamo
the battle of the alamo was for the texas to win there freedom from mexico -
texas declartion of independece
the texas delclartion of independence was signed to win there freedom -
the battle of the alamo ended
the battle of the alamo was over and done for. -
Battle of San Jacinto
On April 21, 1836, during Texas' war for independence from Mexico, the Texas militia under Sam Houston. he plained a suprise attack. -
texas annexation
the texas becomes a part of the union. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War -
texas voter ratify sucession
texas voter ratify sucession -
fort sumter
On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war -
abramham lincoln assasinanaton
abramham lincoln assasinanaton -
The Battle of Palmito Ranch
On May 13, 1865, more than a month after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee -
Transcontinental railroad completed
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad -
the Galveston Hurricane
On September 8, 1900, a Category 4 hurricane ripped through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people -
Spindletop Hill
On January 10, 1901, an enormous geyser of oil exploded from a drilling site at Spindletop Hill, a mound created by an underground salt -
world war 1
The United States' entry into World War I came in April 1917, after two and a half years of ... and Congress voted to declare war on Germany -
japan attacks
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans -
atomic bomb.
On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
jfk was assassinated
November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated -
usa arrives
March 8, 1965 - The first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam as 3500 Marines land at China Beach to defend the American air base at Da Nang
