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Today is Thursday, July 24, 2014 Today in Texas History 1861 - At Fort Fillmore, AZ, Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor led 300 men of the Confederate Second Texas Mounted Rifles in an assault on Union forces under Maj. Isaac Lynde. 1880 - The town of Kyle was established. David E. Moore and Fergus Kyle deeded 200 acres for a townsite to the International-Great Northern Railroad. 1893 - Josephine Lucchese was born in San Antonio. She was known in Europe as the American Nightingale. 1917 - Near Houston, construction of Camp Logan began. The site was eventually used to create Memorial Park. 2010 - The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame officially opened in Fort Worth. It had been in Belton, TX, for 35 years.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:35:50 +0000

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