Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
Texas quickly became one of the leading oil-producing states in the U.S., along with Oklahoma and California; soon the nation overtook the Russian Empire as the top producer of petroleum. By 1940 Texas had come to dominate U.S. production. Some historians even define the beginning of the world's Oil Age as the beginning of this era in Texas. [1]
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 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision affected Texans for decades. In 1956, for instance, Joseph "Joe" L. Atkins tried to transfer to North Texas State College, but was denied entry.
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 ...
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
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 ...
The novel Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, published in 1961, is concerned with mid-1950s life and culture. Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, though not published until 1963, features a woman's struggle living in 1950s American culture. Agatha Christie was also at a stage where she published at an average rate of one book every year.