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2010 – Population: city 1,197,816; megaregion 19,728,244. [16]2014 – September 7 – Dallas became home of the first case of the Ebola Virus in the United States.; 2016 – July 7 – A mass shooting targeting police officers during a protest occurred in downtown Dallas, resulting in the deaths of five officers along with the shooter, and the injuries of nine other officers and two civilians.
Also during this time (1991), Dallas celebrated its 150th anniversary. During this time Dallas was one of the last remaining major cities with two major newspapers covering the news. However the Dallas Times Herald ended its publication in 1991, leaving the Dallas Morning News as the lone major newspaper covering Dallas news.
1,000 years United States: A 19-year old convicted in Dallas, Texas of the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Prosecutors had asked for 3,000 years. [89] [90] Solomon James Henry 1972 1,000 years United States: A 19-year-old convicted in Houston, Texas of the rape of an 18-year old university student. [91] [92] William Curtis Griffin 1973 1,000 years
Jul. 25—100 Years Ago July 25, 1923 A drought that has wrought havoc to crops and vegetation in this county was partially broken Tuesday by a rainfall of little more than half an inch. The rain ...
The Cedar Ridge Preserve was known as the Dallas Nature Center, but the Audubon Dallas group now manages the 633-acre (2.56 km 2) natural habitat park on behalf of the city of Dallas and Dallas County. The preserve sits at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m) above sea level and offers a variety of outdoor activities, including 10 miles (16 km) of ...
Jul. 13—100 Years Ago July 13, 1923 Whether the printing which is being done by prison labor at the Maryland penitentiary is encroaching upon the sphere of the regular printing establishments ...
Jul. 26—100 Years Ago July 26, 1923 Long and searching investigation into the death of Mrs. Grace Simmons Kepner at the home of her father, Ezra Houck Sr., near this city, on June 18, ended ...
Non Hispanic whites made up 28.8% of the city of Dallas. Hispanic-blacks for the first time in the 2000 census as the largest minority group in Dallas. [3] The city has historically been predominantly white but its population diversified as it grew in size and importance over the 20th century. Almost 25% of Dallas' population is foreign born. [17]