13 October 1845
On this date in 1845…
The newly annexed state of Texas ratified it’s first state constitution.
Other Years:
1792 – The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC, becoming known as the White House in 1818.
1864 – Confederate General John B. Hood’s forces seized the Western & Atlantic Railroad above Resaca, Georgia.
1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) was founded in Atlanta, United States.
1951 – A football with a rubber covering was used for the first time when Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7 in Atlanta.
1971 - WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, Mississippi suspended its broadcasts
1976 - The first electron micrograph of the Ebola virus was taken by Dr. F.A. Murphy, working at the CDC in Atlanta
1982 - THe IOC Executive Committee approved reinstatement of Jim Thorpe’s gold medals from the 1912 Olympics
1995 – Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida admitted its 500-millionth guest.
2024 - SpaceX recovered its first Starship rocket booster when caught giant arms in a test near Brownsville, Texas
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