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1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Ben Barnes (born 1938), lieutenant governor (1969–1973) of Texas; youngest House Speaker in Texas history (1965–1969) Ray Barnhart (1928–2013), state representative and director of Federal Highway Administration under President Reagan
Texas Independence day is a celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence. 59 Delegates signed the document in Washington on the Brazos, which is now referred to as the “birthplace of Texas,” [2] and it made Mexican Texas into the Republic of Texas free from Mexican political influence.
Toggle Events subsection. 1.1 Pre-1600. ... 1845 – The United States annexes the Republic of Texas and admits it as the 28th ... Dutch historical anthropologist ...
1679 – Isidro de Espinosa, Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (d. 1755) [16] 1703 – Theophilus Cibber, English actor and playwright (d. 1758) 1727 – Artemas Ward, American general and politician (d. 1800) 1731 – William Cowper, English poet and hymnwriter (d. 1800) 1792 – Sarah Moore Grimké, American author and activist (d. 1873)
Historical Events on May 20 This page was last edited on 28 November 2024, at 11:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
2021 – A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico. [15] [16] Births ... Historical Events on February 13
Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady.In 1519, the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region of North America now known as Texas found the region occupied by numerous Native American tribes.