1836 - The new government of Texas began a three-day stay at Jared E. Groce's plantation home in what is now Grimes County. President David G. Burnet and his cabinet were retreating from Washington-on-the-Brazos to Harrisburg. Groce's house was used as the capital of the Republic of Texas until March 21. 1937 - About 300 people, mostly children, were killed in a gas explosion at a school in New London, TX. 1981 - The U.S. disclosed that there were biological weapons tested in Texas in 1966.
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