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http://www.txcn.com/s/texas/texas_history.html - 02/09/10 08:04:47 - 03/23/09 19:37:41
Feb. 9, 2010
1836 William B. Harrison arrives at the Alamo with the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers, including Davy Crockett, under his command.
Feb. 8, 2010
1933 One of the two coldest days on record in Texas: minus 23 degrees at Seminole.
Feb. 7, 2010
1883 Edmund J. Davis, former Union Army officer who served as Texas Reconstruction governor from 1870 to 1874, dies in Austin.
Feb. 6, 2010
1842 The combat schooner San Bernard of the Republic of Texas Navy, under the command of Lt. Downing H. Crisp, captures the Mexican merchant vessel Progreso while patrolling the waters between the Yucatan port and Veracruz.
Feb. 5, 2010
1942 1963 Heisman Trophy winner, Pro Football Hall of Fame member and famed Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Feb. 2, 2010
1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war with Mexico and specifying the location of the international boundary.
Feb. 1, 2010
1861 The Secession Convention approves an ordinance withdrawing Texas from the Union.
Jan. 31, 2010
1993 The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII, winning the teams third NFL championship. 1947 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan is born in Refugio.
Jan. 30, 2010
1994 The Dallas Cowboys claim the teams fourth NFL championship, defeating the Buffalo Bills 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII.
Jan. 29, 2010
1942 Lt. Jack T. Laughlin of Del Rio, for whom Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio is named, is killed when his B-17 crashes in Java during World War II.