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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 ...
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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 ind
1894 – Texas College founded. [ 7 ] 1895 – Robert Henson Hillard (4 March 1869 – 29 October 1895), accused of raping and murdering 23-year-old Rebecca Bell (née Rebecca Kinsey; 1872–1895), wife of Leonard Bell (1870–1900), was lynched – burned alive for 50 minutes – while 7,000 to 12,000 spectators watched; he was initially ...
1923 - Texas Tech University is formed; 1924 - San Jose Catholic Church and Palace Theatre built. [8] 1925 Texas Technological College opens. [2] The Daily Toreador student newspaper begins publication. [5] Rex Theatre in business. [9] 1926 - Texas Technological College Dairy Barn built. [7] [10] 1929 - West Texas Museum established. 1930 ...
The latter was followed by a slow recovery that didn't conclude until after 1900. More than 800 banks failed from 1893 through 1897, more than in any period until the Great Depression; by mid-1894 ...
1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; ... 1890 Texas elections (2 P) This page was last edited on 27 January 2019, at 07:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
1900; 1901 6th sp; 1902. 4th sp; 1903 8th sp; 1904; 1905 8th sp; 1906; 1908; 1910; 1912; 1913 ... The 1890 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor ...