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The town of Kilgore in eastern Texas grew from about 500 to 12,000 between 1930 and 1936 following the discovery of the East Texas field. [71] The growth for many towns was only temporary. Growth in some communities was often driven by exploitation of limited oil resources, so once wells ran dry or demand slowed, their populations rapidly declined.
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 ]
Keller TX looked a lot different in the early 1900s. ... Texas (1920s-1950s). Check out these shots from Star-Telegram archive ... Here are some shots of Keller’s people and places from the ...
1950s Texas drought; L. List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959 This page was last edited on 30 June 2024, at 10:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Check out what life was like in North Texas town of Weatherford, the Parker County seat since the mid-1800s. ... Texas, during the 1920s-1950s. ... First-year report card: Letter grades for every ...
As a part of the Sun Belt Texas experienced strong economic growth, particularly during the 1970s and early 1980s. [191] Texas's economy diversified, lessening its reliance on the petroleum industry. [191] By 1990, Hispanics overtook blacks to become the largest minority group in the state. [191]
Keller, Texas, during the 1920s-1950s. Greater Fort Worth International Airport’s 1953 grand opening. Fort Worth Stock Show, 1930s to 1950s. Creepy clowns in Fort Worth. Queen Elizabeth visits ...
In 1958 a version of the integrated circuit was invented in Dallas by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments; this event punctuated the Dallas area's development as a center for high-technology manufacturing (though the technology Mr. Kilby developed was soon usurped by a competing technology simultaneously developed in the "Silicon Valley" in California by engineers who would go on to form Intel ...