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Jan 1, 800
Caddo communities existed
Archeological evidence supports Caddo communities -
Oct 4, 1200
Apache Settled in Texas
Moving from Canada, Apache settled in future-Texas -
Oct 4, 1527
Narváez & deVaca sail for Florida, land in Texas
deVaca provides first accounts of Texas' indigenous people -
Oct 4, 1536
de las Casas ordained in Americas
First account of support for American Indians' rights -
Oct 4, 1581
Christian Missionaries Arrive in Texas
First account of Missionaries passing through Texas. -
Conquistador Oñate claims land as Spanish territory
200 years of Spanish control of Texas and southwest begins -
Conflict between Pueblo and Spanish
El Paso becomes base of Spanish operations, 400 colonizers killed -
San Antonio founded
Mission-presidio complex established between Rio Grade Valley and missions of East Texas -
Apache - Comanche Conflict
Comanche attacked mission established for the Apache -
Mexico wins independence from Spain, Austin founds colony
Austin requests permission for 300 Anglo American families to relocate into Texas -
Mexico bans immigration to Texas from US
Mexican and European immigrants allowed, American immigrants denied entry into Texas -
Santa Anna Becomes President of Mexico
Santa Anna nullified 1824 Constitution and did not agree with Texas self-rule -
Austin becomes President of Texas
Contradicting Santa Anna's laws, Austin assumes Presidency -
Texans respond to Santa Anna, Austin imprisoned
Texans voiced their disagreement to Santa Anna, Austin imprisoned for inciting insurrection -
Texas Revolution
Texas pushes for separate statehood from Mexico -
Texas begins road to Independence
Texas Declaration of Independence drafted and adopted -
Fall of the Alamo
Santa Anna attacked Alamo and won; Houston attacked Mexican troops later and captured Santa Anna -
Austin becomes capital of Texas
Lone star flag adopted -
Texas annexed to US, Beginning of US-Mexican War
President James Polk annexed Texas, resulting in war -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Mexico rescinds claim to Texas and New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, and Western Colorado. -
First railroad in Texas
Established as the 'Harrisburg Railroad', ran distance of 20 miles. -
First telegraph office opened in Texas
Within 12 years, 1500 miles of wire connected Texas -
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Civil War
Houston worked to prevent the state seceding from the Union, but he was outvoted in 1861. -
Enslaved African American emancipated
Freed after the end of the Civil War by US General Granger, African Americans were freed. -
First African American in Texas legislature
During reconstruction, African Americans took an active role in Texas government -
Present Texas Constitution Adopted
The sixth revision of the Texas Constitution is still adhered to today. -
State capital building completed
After several years of construction, the capital building was complete -
Texas Equal Rights Association is formed
Supporting women's suffrage, the Association advocated for equal voting right for women. -
Oil discovered in Corsicana
Oil discovered, becomes huge Texas industry -
First Texas Woman Governor
Miriam 'Ma' Ferguson elected Governor of Texas -
NASA Spacecraft Center opens in Houston
Manned spacecraft center established -
President John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas
President Kennedy assassinated while attending events in Texas -
George HW Bush elected President
From Texas, Bush elected 41st President of the United States -
George W. Bush elected President
George W. Bush elected 43rd president of the United States -
Hurricane Ike hits Texas
Killing many and causing major damage, Hurricane Ike hit Texas. -
Texas A&M beats Notre Dame
Texas A&M wins NCAA Women's Basketball Championship