1861 - In Houston, the Eighth Texas Cavalry, a group of volunteers popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, were mustered into Confederate service.
1882 - The town of East Dallas was incorporated. It was considered one of the most prestigious areas to live in the state. In 1889, the Texas legislature revoked the charter for East Dallas so it could become part of Dallas.
1961 - A meteorite hit the ground near Bells, Grayson County. Ten ounces of carbonaceous chondrite were retrieved from the piece.
1987 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) got his 4,500th strike out.
| I'd rather be a fencepost in Texas, than the king of Tennessee. - Chris Wall, Singer-Songwriter-Austin |
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