1. In 1835, the Battle of Lipantitlán took place near San Patricio, Texas, marking one of the earliest battles of the Texas Revolution. A group of Texan rebels engaged a detachment of Mexican soldiers, resulting in a victory for the Texans.
2. On July 8, 1870, the Galveston Daily News published its first edition, becoming the first daily newspaper in Texas. The newspaper is still in circulation today as the Galveston County Daily News.
3. The Texas Rangers, one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in North America, was officially organized on July 8, 1874. The Rangers were initially tasked with protecting settlers from Native American raids and enforcing the law in the sparsely populated state.
4. In 1947, a UFO sighting occurred in Roswell, New Mexico, sparking conspiracy theories and speculation about extraterrestrial life. What many people don't know is that a similar sighting also took place in Fort Worth, Texas on the same day.
5. On July 8, 2019, the San Antonio Spurs announced that they had signed NBA veteran DeMarre Carroll to a two-year contract. The signing marked Carroll's return to Texas, where he had previously played for the Houston Rockets earlier in his career.
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