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September 1 is the 244th day of the year ... it was the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. [18] 1967 ... 45th Governor of Texas (d. 2006) [38] 1933 ...
September 11 - A division of the Mexican Army led by Gen. Adrián Woll invades Texas and captures San Antonio. September 18 - Col. Mathew Caldwell's and Capt. Jack Hays' companies attack General Woll's army at the Battle of Salado Creek. [2] September 18 - 36 Texians are surrounded and killed by the Mexican Army in the Dawson Massacre.
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]
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his fellow governor from Tennessee this week at a border press conference, his words made reference to a bedrock piece of Lone State lore.
August 30 – The settlement of Houston, Texas is founded. September 1 – Rebuilding begins at the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem. September 5 – Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. September 11 – The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed in South America.
An additional 5 ft (1.5 m) of water had flowed into portions of the city by 8:30 p.m. (02:30 UTC September 9). [14] The cyclone dropped 9 in (230 mm) of precipitation in Galveston on September 8, setting a record for the most rainfall for any 24-hour period in the month of September in the city's history. [69]
First cemetery is established as "City Cemetery". It stills stands today as Founders Memorial Cemetery. January 1, 1837 - Twelve people live in town, and there is a single log cabin. [2] Mid January, 1837 - Laura arrives, the first steamboat in Houston, sometime around January 21. [2] [4]
On March 19 the Texas troops marched into an open prairie outside of Goliad during a heavy fog. When they stopped to rest their animals, Urrea and his main army surrounded them. The Texas force numbered at least 300 soldiers, and the Mexicans had 300 to 500 troops. With no choice but battle, James Fannin chose to stand and fight near Coleto Creek.