22 October 1836
On this date in 22 October 1836…
Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Other Years:
1752 – A hurricane struck the Florida coast and claimed at least 12 ships including a Spanish man-of-war.
1862 – Confederate troops reconquered the Cumberland Gap in Tennessee.
1913 - An explosion at the Stag Canyon coal mine killed 263 workers, near Dawson, New Mexico. Only 23 miners survived
1934 – FBI agent Melvin Purvis killed Oklahoma bank robber Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd in an apple orchard near East Liverpool, Ohio.
1957 - KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas began broadcasts
1962 – President Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
1964 - The US government performs it’s first underground nuclear test at the Salmon Site at Baxtderville near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Declaring it is totally safe for local residents
1979 - Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida welcomes its 100 millionth guest
1983 – At the Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia, an armed man crashed a truck through the gates and demanded to speak with U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
2005 - Tropical Storm Alpha formed in the Atlantic Basin, making 2005 the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms, including Katrina
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