1846 - The state's First Legislature established Burleson County, named for Gen. Edward Burleson, and designated Caldwell the county seat
1851 - Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg was born near Rusk. In 1891, he became Texas' first native born Governor. Hogg purchased land for his family believing that oil would be discovered on the land. Shortly after his death, oil was discovered making his children instant millionares, including legendary philanthropist Ima Hogg.
1883 - The first cowboy strike in Texas begins in the Panhandle.
1884 - Cowhands from the LIT ranch, Watkins and a Mexican named Julián Martínez shot and killed each other in a confrontation over a monte game in a Tascosa saloon. Dave Martínez, Julián's brother, was also killed in the resulting melee. The Martínez brothers were consigned to Boot Hill, while Watkins was buried on the knoll beside Dudley Parnell.
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1909 - Clyde Chesnut Barrow, outlaw and partner of Bonnie Parker, was born just outside Telico, Texas.
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1912 - Sam Kruger, Jewish immigrant and founder of Kruger Jewelry Company, married poet Fania Feldman in Fort Worth. He and his brother Julius immigrated to New York in 1904, then around 1907 moved to Texas. His nephews, Morris and William Zale, joined the family business and in 1912 moved to Wichita Falls and opened the Kruger Jewelry Company. In 1926, Kruger helped Morris Zale open what became the first Zale Jewelry Store, and eventually the Zale Jewelry Corporation.
1931 - Goliad State Park was established on the grounds of Mission Espíritu Santo in Goliad.
1939 - After 24 days of a pony-express style race from Texas to San Francisco, Shannon Davidson of Matador crossed the finish line at the Golden Gate International Exposition, earning himself 750 brand new silver dollars from the San Francisco Mint
