1714 - Louis Juchereau de St. Denis arrived at San Juan Bautista Presidio. He participated in founding six missions and a presido in East Texas.
1843 - Texas President Sam Houston relieved Commodore Edwin Moore of command of the Texas Navy. When Moore returned to Galveston he was dishonorably discharged by Houston. In August of 1844 Moore was found not guilty after appealing to the Congress of the Republic of Texas.
1876 - The Texas and Pacific Railway completed a rail line that linked Fort Worth, TX, to San Diego, CA.
1878 - Texas Rangers mortally wounded Texas outlaw Sam Bass when he and his gang attempted to rob the bank in Round Rock. Bass died two days later from his wounds.
1981 - "Roy Orbison Day" was celebrated in Odessa, TX.
| "Texas is a great state. It's the 'Old Man River' of states. No matter who runs it or what happens to it politically, it just keeps rolling along!" - Will Rogers |
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