1842 - The Port of Houston was established.
1844 - Republic of Texas president Sam Houston granted an empresario contract to abolitionist Charles Fenton Mercer.
1861 - The Secession Convention of the state of Texas voted overwhelmingly to secede from the United States.
1881 - A company of Texas Rangers ambushed a group of fugitive Guadalupe Apaches at Hueco Tanks.
| Those were comfortable, carefree years. The word I'd use now is idyllic. On Friday nights, we cheered on the Bulldogs of Midland High. On Sunday mornings, we went to church. Nobody locked their doors. Years later, when I would speak about the American Dream, it was Midland I had in mind. - George W. Bush |
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