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The name change to Dallas/Fort Worth International did not occur until 1985. An innovative feature of the airport during its early history was the Vought Airtrans, the world's first operational fully automated people mover system.
The Caddo inhabited the Dallas area before it was settled by Europeans. All of Texas became part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 16th century. The area was also claimed by the French, but in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty officially placed Dallas well within Spanish territory by making the Red River the northern boundary of New Spain.
A joint Dallas-Fort Worth airport was first proposed in 1927, but negotiations fell through, the first of several attempts between the two cities that have historically had a contentious relationship.
General Worth by Mathew Brady. The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history as an outpost and a threat against Native American residents, to its later days as a booming cattle town, to modern times as a corporate center, the city has changed dramatically, although it still preserves much ...
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, [a] is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, encompassing 11 counties. Its historically dominant core cities are Dallas and Fort Worth. [5]
At this same time, American was also flying Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop service on several routes from the airport including an eastbound service operating Fort Worth - Dallas Love Field - Washington D.C. National Airport - Philadelphia - New York City LaGuardia Airport as well as another eastbound flight operating Fort Worth - Little Rock ...
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.
DFW is on track to rank among the top five hottest Octobers in recorded history. Last week alone, Dallas saw its fourth-hottest day, while Fort Worth experienced its second-hottest.