April 11th in 1817 when Francisco Xavier Mina and his men arrived at the mouth of the Santander River in Texas. Their mission was to drive the forces of Spanish king Ferdinand VII from Mexico, but unfortunately, Mina was captured and eventually executed at Fort San Gregorio.
In 1921, the Majestic Theatre opened in downtown Dallas, adding a new cultural landmark to the city. Then in 1939, Seito Saibara passed away. He was the founder of a Japanese colony in Webster and started a successful rice farming industry with 30 families.
One of the more recent events in Texas history was the implosion of Texas Stadium in Irving in 2010. Additionally, in 2015, Jaime Benn of the Dallas Stars scored four points against the Nashville Predators, ultimately winning the NHL’s Art Ross Trophy with a season total of 87 points.