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Today in Texas History


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1842 - On Salado Creek, near San Antonio, Texans under Mathew Caldwell defeated a Mexican force under Adrián Woll.

1842 - Fifty-eight Texans under Captain Nicholas Dawson were slaughtered by an army of 500 Mexican irregular cavalrymen and their two cannons.

1848 - Notable Texans, including Sam Houston, gathered at Monument Hill. The military cemetery was used to bury those killed at the Dawson Massacre and other conflicts.

1879 - Andrew "Rube" Foster was born in Calvert, TX. He founded the Negro baseball leagues and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.

1910 - Crosbyton was chosen as the Crosby County seat.




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Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with.
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