This Day In Texas History - February 21
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:50 pm
1795 - Future Mexican President and Military General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born. In 1836, Santa Anna would lead a force of Mexican troops into Texas to put down a rebellion by Americans turn Texans, which included battles at the Alamo and Goliad before Santa Anna was defeated at San Jacinto
1819 - The Adams-Onís Treaty was signed by President John Quincy Adams for the United States and Luís de Onís for Spain. The treaty renounced the United States claim to Texas. It fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase as beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River and running along its south and west bank to the thirty-second parallel and thence directly north to the Río Roxo, or Red River, "then following the course of the Río Roxo westward to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence by that parallel of latitude to the South Sea. The whole being as laid down in Melish's map of the United States." Spain delayed ratification of the Adams-Onís Treaty until 1821. By that time Mexico had declared her independence of Spain and refused to recognize the treaty boundary line.
1836 - Former Mexican soldier Nepomuceno Navarro cast his lot with the Texas revolutionaries by enlisting in Juan N. Seguín's company of Tejanos. The company served as rear guard for General Houston's army, and Navarro served with Seguín at the battle of San Jacinto. For his participation in the Texas Revolution he received donation and bounty land grants and a pension. He was a member of the Texas Veterans Association until his death, in San Antonio in 1877.
1846 - General Sam Houston former President of the Republic of Texas and commander of the forces at San Jacinto, is elected US Senator from Texas.
1862 - Confederate Brig.Gen.Henry H. Sibley sent Maj. Charles L. Pyron with 180 men to reconnoiter a road to Valverde. Pyron was followed by Maj. Henry R. Raguet with five companies. Thus began the Battle of Valverde. Sibley's objective, although never clearly defined, appears to have been Colorado and eventually California, thus making the Confederacy a transcontinental nation more likely to win diplomatic recognition in Europe. By summer the Confederate Army of New Mexico was in full retreat back to San Antonio. The Sibley campaign had proved to be a disaster.
1896 - Judge Roy Bean stages the Fitzsimmons-Maher heavy weight title fight on a Rio Grande island. The fight had been prohibited by both the Texas and Mexican governments. Because of this, Bean chose a location on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande because Mexican authorities would have difficulty reaching it. It also meant the Texas Rangers sent to prevent the fight from happening in Texas had no jurisdiction. Spectators for the fight arrived on a chartered train.
1914 - Actor Zachary Scott was born in Austin, Texas. He went on to become a star of stage and screen, receiving an Academy Award nomination in the film The Southerner.
1935 - the Connally Hot Oil Act became law. The act came about as a result of the federal government's attempts to deal with the problem of "hot" oil--petroleum produced in violation of state and federal quotas and regulations. In the early 1930s the overproduction of oil, largely a result of the East Texas oil boom, was adversely affecting the oil market.
1936 - Barbara Jordan is born in Houston. She will become the first black woman from the South to serve in U.S. Congress.
1973 - the Governor of Texas, Dolph Briscoe declared this as George Forman Day presenting Forman with a Texas flag. Forman, born in Marshall in northeast Texas, won a Gold Medal in boxing at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico city, and later became the Heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He lost his title on Oct 29, 1974 in Zaire to Muhammad Ali.
1979 - Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco. She was raised in Nolanville until she was ten, when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles to further Jennifer's career.
1819 - The Adams-Onís Treaty was signed by President John Quincy Adams for the United States and Luís de Onís for Spain. The treaty renounced the United States claim to Texas. It fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase as beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River and running along its south and west bank to the thirty-second parallel and thence directly north to the Río Roxo, or Red River, "then following the course of the Río Roxo westward to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence by that parallel of latitude to the South Sea. The whole being as laid down in Melish's map of the United States." Spain delayed ratification of the Adams-Onís Treaty until 1821. By that time Mexico had declared her independence of Spain and refused to recognize the treaty boundary line.
1836 - Former Mexican soldier Nepomuceno Navarro cast his lot with the Texas revolutionaries by enlisting in Juan N. Seguín's company of Tejanos. The company served as rear guard for General Houston's army, and Navarro served with Seguín at the battle of San Jacinto. For his participation in the Texas Revolution he received donation and bounty land grants and a pension. He was a member of the Texas Veterans Association until his death, in San Antonio in 1877.
1846 - General Sam Houston former President of the Republic of Texas and commander of the forces at San Jacinto, is elected US Senator from Texas.
1862 - Confederate Brig.Gen.Henry H. Sibley sent Maj. Charles L. Pyron with 180 men to reconnoiter a road to Valverde. Pyron was followed by Maj. Henry R. Raguet with five companies. Thus began the Battle of Valverde. Sibley's objective, although never clearly defined, appears to have been Colorado and eventually California, thus making the Confederacy a transcontinental nation more likely to win diplomatic recognition in Europe. By summer the Confederate Army of New Mexico was in full retreat back to San Antonio. The Sibley campaign had proved to be a disaster.
1896 - Judge Roy Bean stages the Fitzsimmons-Maher heavy weight title fight on a Rio Grande island. The fight had been prohibited by both the Texas and Mexican governments. Because of this, Bean chose a location on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande because Mexican authorities would have difficulty reaching it. It also meant the Texas Rangers sent to prevent the fight from happening in Texas had no jurisdiction. Spectators for the fight arrived on a chartered train.
1914 - Actor Zachary Scott was born in Austin, Texas. He went on to become a star of stage and screen, receiving an Academy Award nomination in the film The Southerner.
1935 - the Connally Hot Oil Act became law. The act came about as a result of the federal government's attempts to deal with the problem of "hot" oil--petroleum produced in violation of state and federal quotas and regulations. In the early 1930s the overproduction of oil, largely a result of the East Texas oil boom, was adversely affecting the oil market.
1936 - Barbara Jordan is born in Houston. She will become the first black woman from the South to serve in U.S. Congress.
1973 - the Governor of Texas, Dolph Briscoe declared this as George Forman Day presenting Forman with a Texas flag. Forman, born in Marshall in northeast Texas, won a Gold Medal in boxing at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico city, and later became the Heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He lost his title on Oct 29, 1974 in Zaire to Muhammad Ali.
1979 - Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt was born in Waco. She was raised in Nolanville until she was ten, when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles to further Jennifer's career.