Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Delhi (/ ˈ d ɛ l. h aɪ /) is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 300 in 2000. [ 2 ]
The first commemorative month was the US Black History Month, which first was commemorated at Kent State University from January 2 to February 28, 1970, [2] and recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976, during the celebration of the United States Bicentennial. [3] The observance had begun at a smaller scale in 1926 as "Negro History Week".
National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for the U.S. Military to honor both fallen and active-duty Hispanic Americans who served in the armed forces. Sixty-one people of Hispanic heritage have been awarded the Medal of Honor , two were presented to members of the Navy, 13 to members of the U.S. Marine Corps, and 46 to members of the U.S ...
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
Teaching Texas history in schools is an imperative we must continue no matter how the winds of education flutter.
About 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Delhi, on a farmstead in Joes Bayou, it killed 10 people in a family of 12, five of whose bodies were thrown into nearby swamps and not located for weeks. Three other homes, a rural church, and half a dozen large, overhead power lines were destroyed nearby.