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The state of Texas was founded on December 29, 1845.
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On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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The oil boom made Texas a significant economic force in the early 20th century. The first four decades of the 20th century saw an oil boom.
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A hurricane destroyed the Texas city of Galveston on September 8, 1900. It was a category-four hurricane.
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If the United States admitted Texas as a state, Mexico vowed war. Of course, the threat did not affect Texas becoming a state.
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In 1870, Texas was re-admitted to the Union. During the American Civil War, the state fought for the Confederacy.
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One of the most memorable battles of the Texas Revolution took place at the Alamo. The Alamo was a Roman-Catholic mission in San Antonio.