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Austin, Texas is considered the live music capital of the world.

 

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1848 May 29 Wisconsin is the 30th State Admitted to the Union  

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1868 May 30 First Memorial Day  

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Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies.

 

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On average, cats spend 2/3 of every day sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.i  

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The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

 

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June 2, 1780 - The Derby horse race is held for the first time.  

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a dog is born with both it's ears and eyes sealed shut, this is why it's primary sense all through life is it's sense of smell  

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June 2nd 1835 - P T Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US  

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The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston.

 

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The first coins, pieces of bronze shaped like cattle, appeared around 2000 B.C. Their value was determined by their weight, making their use cumbersome.  

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Brazoria County (in Texas) has more species of birds than any other comparable area in North America.

 

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June 3, 1851 1st baseball uniforms worn, New York Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers  

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June 3, 1871 Jesse James and his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000  

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The capital city of Austin is located on the Colorado River in south-central Texas. The capitol building is made from Texas pink granite. It served as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1840-1842.