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This is a list of the individual Texas year pages. In 1845, the United States annexed the Republic of Texas as the 28th U.S. state , establishing the State of Texas. [ 1 ]
last Sunday in September: Gold Star Mother's Day; 1st Monday in October: Child Health Day; October 6: German-American Day; 2nd Monday in October: Columbus Day [16] October 9: Leif Erikson Day; October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day; October 15: White Cane Safety Day; October 24: United Nations Day; November 9: World Freedom Day; November 11 ...
In 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and New York City Italian leader Generoso Pope, Congress passed a statute stating: "The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation (1) designating October 12 as Columbus Day; (2) calling on United States government officials to display the flag of the United States on all ...
First People's Day or Native American Day: Observed by: Various states and municipalities in the Americas on the second Monday in October, in lieu of Columbus Day: Type: Ethnic: Significance: A day in honor of Native Indigenous Americans in opposition to the celebration of Columbus Day. Date: Varies: Frequency: Annual: First time: October 11 ...
The legislation set the date for annexation for December 29 of the same year. On October 13 of the same year, a majority of voters in Texas approved a proposed constitution. This constitution was later accepted by the U.S. Congress, making Texas a U.S. state on the same day annexation took effect (therefore bypassing a territorial phase). Texas ...
October 2 – Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died 1955) October 11 – Harriet Boyd Hawes, archaeologist (died 1945) October 14 – William Howard Thompson, U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1913 to 1919 (died 1928)
The first railroad built in Texas is called the Harrisburg Railroad and opened for business in 1853. [21] In 1854, the Texas and Red River telegraph services were the first telegraph offices to open in Texas. [21] The Texas cotton industry in 1859 increased production by seven times compared to 1849, as 58,073 bales increased to 431,645 bales. [22]