1836
Texas declared its independence from Mexico
1949
The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth, Texas! The plane had completed the first non-stop around-the-world flight.
Captain James Gallagher completed the 23,452-mile journey in 94 hours, 1 minute.
1962
Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks 169-147.
This record still stands to this day, and most likely, it will never be broken
1984
The first McDonald’s franchise was closed.
A new location was opened across the street from the old location in Des Plaines, IL.
and then lastly…
2011
Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s iPad 2.
-Tyler Jackson
