Calendar

1 January 1863 — After several weeks of Federal occupation of Texas’ most important seaport, the Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for remainder of Civil War.

January 3, 1823 – After a period of governmental confusion following independence, Mexican officials approve Austin’s plan to bring three hundred families into his colony. This group becomes known as the “Old Three Hundred.”

3 January 1823 — Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River.

January 5, 1923  Classified advertisement placed in the Dallas Morning News to hire a Research Secretary for the Dallas Historical Society…position never filled.

10 January 1901 — The discovery of “black gold” at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont launched Texas into a century of oil exploration, electronics, and manned space travel.

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