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March 16 - David G. Burnet becomes interim president of the Republic of Texas. March 19 – Battle of Coleto: General Urrea corners Colonel James Fannin near Goliad. March 20 – Fannin surrenders. March 21 – The Battle of Copano is fought. March 22 – King's troops are captured by the Mexicans. March 27 – Goliad Massacre: James Fannin and ...
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American ...
The Washington Birthday Celebration Building in Laredo is designed to loosely resemble Mount Vernon. The Washington's Birthday Celebration (WBCA) [1] is an almost month-long event held each February in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas, that celebrates the birthday of George Washington. It is the largest celebration of its kind in ...
Late April, 1837 - John James Audubon and his son John visit Houston. [ 7] May 1, 1837 - Legislature meets in Houston. [ 2] June 5, 1837 - The city gets a city charter from the Congress of the Republic of Texas [ 2] and James Holman becomes the first mayor of Houston. [ 2] August 28, 1837 - James Holman sworn in as mayor of Houston.
The Texas Historical Commission keeps things festive during the Christmas season with lights, decorations, themed activities 9 places in Texas to visit for a taste of how holidays used to be ...
Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document, signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas . It is not, however, an official state holiday whereby offices are closed, but ...
Mid to late February. Frequency. annual. Charro Days, also known as Charro Days Fiesta or Charro Days Festival, is a two-nation fiesta and an annual four-day pre-Lenten celebration held in Brownsville, Texas, United States in cooperation with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The grito —a joyous Mexican shout—opens the festivities every year.
This is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas, over the declaration of independence from Spain, up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico . The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835.