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1. In 1837, the Texas Congress passed an act to establish the town of Houston as the capital of the Republic of Texas.
2. In 1866, the first recorded cattle drive from Texas to Kansas occurred, led by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving.
3. In 1898, the US Army took control of the San Antonio Arsenal, which played a strategic role in supplying troops during the Spanish-American War.
4. In 1910, Dr. Chester Pierce, an African American physician, was born in Glen Cove, Texas. He later became a Harvard professor and pioneer in child psychiatry.
5. In 1995, the Houston Rockets celebrated their second NBA championship victory, led by star players Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.
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