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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 ]
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 Mansfield school desegregation incident is a 1956 event in the Civil Rights Movement in Mansfield, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.. In 1955, the Mansfield Independent School District was segregated and still sent its Black children to separate, run down facilities, despite the Brown v.
PHOTOS: Keller, Texas (1920s-1950s). Check out these shots from Star-Telegram archive. Matt Leclercq. October 20, 2022 at 11:24 AM. Keller is home to nearly 50,000 people today, but it used to be ...
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. ... Texas, from 1870s to 1950s, from Star-Telegram archives. Matt Leclercq. November 14 ...
Lieutenant Governor of Texas: Ben Ramsey Lieutenant Governor of Vermont : Joseph B. Johnson ( Republican ) (until January 6), Consuelo N. Bailey ( Republican ) (starting January 6) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia : Allie Edward Stokes Stephens ( Democratic )
Nonetheless, the social conformity and consumerism of the 1950s often came under attack from intellectuals (e.g. Henry Miller's books The Air-Conditioned Nightmare and Sunday After The War) and there was a good deal of unrest fermenting under the surface of American society that would erupt during the following decade.