Texas History
1900 - At Turner Hall, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra played its inaugural concert under the direction of Hans Kreissig.
1911 - The Carlos Villalongín Dramatic Company opened at the Teatro Aurora in San Antonio.
1953 - U.S. President Eisenhower signed the Tidelands Bill giving Texas the rights to its offshore oil
1971 - The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was dedicated on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
1987 - Saragosa, TX, was hit by a tornado. Thirty people were killed and 162 were injured.
1991 - England's Queen Elizabeth II visited Antioch Church in Houston.
2003 - At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorentam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.
2007 - It was announced that the 2011 Super Bowl would be held in Arlington, TX, at the new Coyboys Stadium.
| Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking." - George W. Bush |
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