Texas History 1900-2000

By NaomiLane

  • The Great Storm

    The Great Storm
    Deadliest natural disaster in US History. Killed 6000 people on Galveston Island in Galveston, Texas. Destroyed most of Galveston. Residents had no warning, and most were unaware of the impending catastrophe. Led to the building of the Galveston Seawall which lowered loss of life in future hurricanes

  • First Military Air Flight-Wright Brothers Plane

    First Military Air Flight-Wright Brothers Plane
    San Antonio, Texas. Lt. Benjamin D Foulois Piloted Army's first aircraft. JBSA Fort Sam Houston. 7.5 minute flight was a huge day in aviation history.

  • Mexican Civil War

    Mexican Civil War
    War affected Texans. Refugees seeking help in Texas, settlements were raided for supplies. Spanish population in Texas increased.

  • Ratification of 19th Amendment

    Ratification of 19th Amendment
    19th Amendment ratification gave women the right to vote. Texas was the 9th state in US, first in the South to do so. Fun fact: Texas Woman's University proudly celebrates this! Following this ratification a victory convention was held in October of 1919.

  • Texas Celebrates Centennial

    Texas Celebrates Centennial
    100th Anniversary of Texas Independence. Statewide festivities. Centennial Exposition held in Dallas on state fairgrounds from June-November.

  • Brown V. Board of Education

    Brown V. Board of Education
    End of segregation in public schools. All schools in the US. San Antonio, Texas one of the first cities to comply with the order.

  • NASA spacecraft center opens in Houston

    NASA spacecraft center opens in Houston
    Manned spacecraft center built in 1962 outside of Houston. Creation of this center was after the huge American response to Sputnik satellites sent to orbit from Earth.

  • President John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    President John F. Kennedy Assassinated
    President Kennedy rode through downtown Dallas in an open car in a motorcade. On Elm Street, shots were fired. Kennedy rushed to Parkland hospital, and pronounced dead. Kennedy's body transported to WAshington D.C. Lyndon B. Johnson sworn into presidency by Texas Judge Sarah Hughes.

  • Lubbock, Texas Tornado

    Lubbock, Texas Tornado
    Devastating tornado, caused intense damage to the panhandle. Severely affected Lubbock, Texas.

  • President George H.W. Bush elected as President

    President George H.W. Bush elected as President
    George H.W. Bush moved to Texas in 1940's after being a pilot in WW2, and attending Yale University. Successful oilman. Elected to congress in 1966 from Texas's 7t district. Elected as president of the U.S November 1988.

  • Waco, Texas Siege of 1993

    Waco, Texas Siege of 1993
    Religious Cult leader David Koresh had a compound, Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. Koresh and his followers had been storing weapons, 51 day standoff with FBI that ended with many deaths, and a fire of the compound. He was building an army of God.

  • George W. Bush 46th President

    George W. Bush 46th President
    George W. Bush grew up in Texas, and was elected as President in 2000.