Texas

Question 1

1519

Answer 1

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explores and maps the Texas coastline

Question 2

1528

Answer 2

Cabeza de Vaca is among the first Europeans to explore the Texas interior

Question 3

1682

Answer 3

Corpus Cristi de la Isleta, the first of many Spanish missions, is established near El Paso

Question 4

1821

Answer 4

Mexico gains independence from Spain

Question 5

1821

Answer 5

Stephen F. Austin establishes the first Anglo-American colony, the Old Three Hundred

Question 6

1830

Answer 6

Mexico forbids the entry of further U.S. Settlers into Texas

Question 7

1835

Answer 7

The struggle for the independence of Texas begins with the Battle of Gonzales

Question 8

1836

Answer 8

Santa Anna is routed by General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto

Question 9

1836

Answer 9

Sam Houston is elected first president of the Republic of Texas

Question 10

1836

Answer 10

At the Battle of the Alamo, losses include David Crockett, Tim Bowie, William Travis

Question 11

1836

Answer 11

The Texas Declaration of Independence is created and signed

Question 12

1839

Answer 12

The Texas Congress meets for the first time in Austin, the new capitol of the Republic

Question 13

1845

Answer 13

Texas is admitted to the Union as the 28th state

Question 14

1846

Answer 14

The Mexican-American War is fought over claims to the southern boundary of Texas

Question 15

1846

Answer 15

The current Lone Star flag is flown for the first time

Question 16

1850

Answer 16

In the compromise of 1850, Texas relinquishes territory and acquires its present shape

Question 17

1861

Answer 17

Texas secedes from the Union and joins the Confederacy

Question 18

1870

Answer 18

Texas rejoins the Union

Question 19

1876

Answer 19

The current Texas State Constitution is ratified

Question 20

1901

Answer 20

Oil is discovered at the Spindletop oil field, initiating the modern petroleum industry

Question 21

1903

Answer 21

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight

Question 22

1906

Answer 22

William DeForest invents the vacuum tube

Question 23

1908

Answer 23

Henry Ford begins mass production of the automobile

Question 24

1920

Answer 24

KDKA-Pittsburgh becomes the first commercial radio station on air

Question 25

1922

Answer 25

Insulin is created by Canadian researchers

Question 26

1927

Answer 26

The first successful television transmission takes place in New York

Question 27

1928

Answer 27

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

Question 28

1935

Answer 28

Radar is developed by Robert Watson-Watt

Question 29

1936

Answer 29

Significant oil fields are discovered in Saudi Arabia

Question 30

1947

Answer 30

Researchers as Bell Labs invent the transistor