Today is Friday, July 18, 2014 Today in Texas History 1916 - Horace S. Carswell, Jr. was born in Fort Worth, TX. In 1946 he was awarded a Medal of Honor for giving his life...to save all members of his crew and for sacrifice far beyond that required of him on October 26, 1944. In 1946 Fort Worth Army Airfield was renamed Carswell Air Force Base. 1917 - Camp Bowie was established near present-day downtown Fort Worth. It was named for the Alamo hero Jim Bowie, the camp served as an army base in WWI. 1918 - Daniel R. Edwards from Mooresville, TX, earned a Medal of Honor. After undergoing treatment for wounds including a shattered arm he crawled alone into an enemy trench. In the trench he killed four, took for prisoners and suffered a shattered leg from an enemy shell. 1919 - In Longview, martial law was lifted. Governor William Hobby had imposed martial law on July 11 after a series of events lead him to order Texas Rangers and National Guard troops to the area. 1936 - The Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Exposition opened. It closed on November 14. 1988 - In Atlanta, GA, Texas Treasurer Ann Richards delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. 2012 - Texas Governor Rick Perry and First Lady Anita Perry announced that the 156-year-old Texas Governors Mansion was fully restored.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:28:06 +0000
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