After the death of Jimmy Carter, how many former US presidents are still alive today?
Jimmy Carter was the only remaining president who was in office in the 1970s. Now, only one president who served during the ...
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Texas Settlement History
September: Texans approve their new Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston is elected president. October: The First Congress of the Republic of Texas convenes. November: Santa Anna is ...
How did Austin become the capital of Texas? A cannon got in the way of Houston's effort
Founded in 1836 by the Allen brothers, Houston had become Texas’ most populous city and a major conduit behind its booming economy within a century of its establishment. Many of the richest and most ...
Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was ...