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Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s acceptance to the Potsdam Declaration and surrendered on 15th August 1945, effectively marking the end of World War II. However, the official surrender[...]

September 8, 1900. On the brink of the 20th century, the “Great Hurricane,” the greatest natural disaster in human terms ever to strike North America, destroys much of Galveston and kills 6,000 people there.

Join author Carmen Goldthwaite in an inspiring survey of fierce Lone Star ladies from early Tejas to the twentieth century. Speaker: Carmen Goldthwaite

September 12, 1958  Integrated circuit, developed by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments, Dallas, is successfully tested, ushering in the semiconductor and electronic age.

15 September 1883 — The University of Texas opened its doors in Austin for its inaugural session. First courses were offered in the Academic Department and a Law Department.

Yarr! Talk Like A Pirate Day encourages you to inject pirate-themed words and noises into everything you say. Talk like a pirate at home, at work, with friends, on the phone and to everybody you[...]

North Texas Giving Day North Texas Giving Day is back September 20, 2018! To mark the 10th Anniversary of North Texas Giving Day, donors have 10 days to schedule their North Texas Giving Day gifts[...]

September 30, 1925  Texas Tech University begins classes in Lubbock as Texas Technological College.