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On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university [15] (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 ...
By 1890, however, Dallas had exceeded Galveston's population, ... Politics in Texas during the early 1900s was defined by a spirit of Progressivism. [36]
1890 – Sherman Antitrust Act; 1890 – Jacob Riis published "How the Other Half Lives" 1890 – Sherman Silver Purchase Act; 1890 – McKinley Tariff; 1890 – Yosemite National Park created; 1890 – Idaho and Wyoming become states; 1890 – Wounded Knee Massacre; 1890 – National American Woman Suffrage Association founded
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1890 1890 Edi Expedition Dutch Empire: Acehese Rebels 1890 1890 Revolution of the Park: Argentina: Civic Union: 1890 1890 First Franco-Dahomean War: Kingdom of Porto-Novo. French Third Republic. Kingdom of Dahomey: 1890 1916 Castaic Range War: William Willoby Jenkins. Los Angeles Rangers. William C. Chormicle 1895 1900 Colorado Range War ...
The history of Dallas, Texas, United States from 1874 to 1929 documents the city's rapid growth and emergence as a major center for transportation, trade and finance. Originally a small community built around agriculture, the convergence of several railroads made the city a strategic location for several expanding industries.
1890 - Population: 6,134. ... Daily Herald newspaper begins publication. [13] 1900 - Population: 6,305. ... Timelines of other cities in the South Texas area of Texas ...
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