Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state. In 1848, gas lights were installed at the White House for the ...

Texas formally became a state of the United States. Significantly, in anticipation of that grand event, John O’Sullivan, a ...

Navarro is the sole Hispanic delegate to the Convention of 1845, where Texas accepts U.S. president James K. Polk'sproposal for annexation. Navarro helps to write the first state constitution ...

Advertisement In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state. In 1848, gas lights were installed at the White House for the first time. In 1851, the first chapter of the ...