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Pages in category "1950s in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1950s Texas drought; L.
The 1950 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers defeated Republican nominee Ralph W. Currie with 89.93% of the vote. Primary elections
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 ]
February 26 – Bill Ritter, news anchor; March 2 – Karen Carpenter, pop singer and drummer (d. 1983) March 3 – Mark Ciavarella, judge; March 4 – Rick Perry, 47th Governor of Texas; March 6 – Al Milgrom, comic book writer; March 7 Billy Joe DuPree, American football tight end; Franco Harris, American football running back (d. 2022) [7 ...
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. ... Texas, during the 1920s-1950s. ... Associated Press Finance.
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.
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 ...
President Harry S. Truman addresses the NAACP at its 38th annual conference on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, June 29, 1947. Following the end of Reconstruction, many states adopted restrictive Jim Crow laws which enforced segregation of the races and the second-class status of African Americans. The Supreme Court in Plessy v.