In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
By the end of 1918, Dallas had lost a disputed number of lives to infleunza, between 250 and…
On Oct. 31, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther announced the step-wise lifting of closure orders due to influenza, allowing…
On Oct. 12, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings…
On Oct. 10, 1918, all Dallas theaters, playhouses, and all other places of public amusement were closed due…
On Oct. 9, 1918, the Dallas Board of Health agreed to make influenza a reportable disease and to…
By Oct. 9, 1918, over 1,000 cases of influenza had been reported in Dallas. Later that day, Mayor…
On Oct. 3, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached Portland when Private James McNeese, a young soldier on his…
On Sept. 30, 1918, Texas health officials first reported that influenza was present in the state. By Oct….
By Sept. 27, 1918, influenza cases had arrived in the city of Dallas, prompting Dallas Health Officer Dr….
On Sept. 24, 1918, Camp Logan, near Houston, Texas, reported 700 cases of influenza, in addition to other…
In 1916, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is an institution that represents…
On Sept. 23, 1912, the William Marsh Rice Institute (Rice University) opened its doors on the anniversary date…
On Oct. 30, 1900, the Baylor College of Medicine was founded, and was affiliated with Baylor University from…
On Sept. 15, 1883, the University of Texas at Austin opened with one building, eight professors, one proctor,…
In November 1882, construction of University of Texas at Austin commenced. The University opened a year later with…
On Apr. 27, 1862, the Tariff Act, also known as the Dallas Tariff, exempted foreign plants and trees…
In 1850, Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas) was founded.