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1950s Texas drought; L. List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959 This page was last edited on 30 June 2024, at 10:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The 1950s Texas drought was a period between 1949 and 1957 in which the state received 30 to 50% less rain than normal, while temperatures rose above average. During this time, Texans experienced the second-, third-, and eighth-driest single years ever in the state – 1956, 1954, and 1951, respectively. [ 1 ]
1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam and Jerry Lester and Dagmar, it serves as the prototype for The Tonight Show; 1950 – Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House.
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. ... Texas, from 1870s to 1950s, from Star-Telegram archives. Matt Leclercq. November 14 ...
1842 - Texas seat of government relocated from Austin to Houston. [1] 1845 - Austin becomes part of the new U.S. state of Texas. [2] 1846 - Texas seat of government relocated back to Austin from Houston. [1] 1850 - Population: 3,841. [4] 1854 - Swenson Building and Ziller Building constructed. [5] 1855 Texas State Capitol built. [2]
Keller is home to nearly 50,000 people today, but it used to be a much quieter farming community back in the day. Here are some shots of Keller’s people and places from the 1920s to the 1950s ...
Keller, Texas, during the 1920s-1950s. Greater Fort Worth International Airport’s 1953 grand opening. Fort Worth Stock Show, 1930s to 1950s. Creepy clowns in Fort Worth. Queen Elizabeth visits ...
Rationing of goods was officially ended in October 1945 but the transition back to a peacetime economy was difficult and marred by high inflation, raw materials shortages, serious labor strikes, and racial tensions--much like happened in 1919, white servicemen returning home from the war were unhappy at blacks being given their jobs in their ...