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NASA opens
NASA opens
Mar 1 all-day
March 1, 1962. NASA opens the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. The center moves to a new campus-like building complex in 1964. It is renamed Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center on Aug. 17, 1973
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Texas Independence
Texas Independence
Mar 2 all-day
2 March 1836 — The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the Convention of 1836. An ad interim government was formed for the newly created Republic of Texas.
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Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Gonzales
Mar 3 all-day
2 October 1835 — Texans repulsed a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began.
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Battle of the Alamo
Battle of the Alamo
Mar 6 all-day
6 March 1836 — Texans under Col. William B. Travis were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. The Runaway Scrape began.
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Sam Houston resigns
Sam Houston resigns
Mar 16 all-day
March 16, 1861 Sam Houston resigns as Governor of Texas in protest against Civil War secession.
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From Hyde Park to Fair Park
6:00 pm
From Hyde Park to Fair Park
@ Hall of State
Mar 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
 From Hyde Park to Fair Park A Conversation with the Roosevelt Grandchildren and their Remembrances of Grandmère and Pa March 21, 2019 Paul Sparrow, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will[...]
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Goliad Massacre
Goliad Massacre
Mar 27 all-day
27 March 1836 — James Fannin and nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, under order of Santa Anna.
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Dallas County organized.
Take A Walk in the Park Day
Take A Walk in the Park Day
Mar 30 all-day
Stretch your legs and breathe some fresh outdoor air for Take A Walk In The Park Day! Why not visit a local park, have a picnic and stroll by the river? Why not Fair Park?
Texas readmitted into the Union
Texas readmitted into the Union
Mar 30 all-day
30 March 1870 — The United States Congress readmitted Texas into the Union.
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