Today is Friday, July 11, 2014 Today in Texas History 1905 - The Texas City Independent School District was established. 1919 - The Longview Race Riot began. A series of events lead Governor William Hobby to order Texas Rangers and National Guard troops to the area and declare martial law. The governor lifted martial law at noon on July 18. 1949 - Texas Governor Beauford Jester died while traveling to Houston. He was the first Texas governor to die in office. 1985 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career. (Texas) 2009 - The keel for the USS Fort Worth was laid at the Marinette Marine Shipyard in Marinette, WI.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:12:38 +0000