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1869 - Texas governor Elisha Pease resigned in protest of the actions taken by the Reconstruction authorities.
1905 - The State of Texas granted a charter to the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company.
1925 - Texas Technological College opened in Lubbock. The school later became known as Texas Tech University.
1950 - In Waco, Baylor Stadium (later known as Floyd Casey Stadium) opened as the home of the Baylor Bears.
1972 - The Guadalupe Mountains National Park was established.
1993 - Near Austin, Bergstrom Field was closed. In 1999, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opened at the site.
1984 - Mike Witt (California Angels) became only the 11th pitcher to throw a perfect game in major league baseball. He defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0.
| The 'Texas Trail' was the highway over which a tide of cattle was moved from Southwestern and Western Texas to the northwestern states, including Indian Territory, Kansas, Western Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming Territory, North and South Dakota and Montana." - U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick on December 10, 1916 |
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