05/05/1864
A partial eclipse of the Sun is visible in northwestern North America Science/Technology
09/28/1860
In Texas, a coastal steamboat bursts its boilers with heavy loss of life Crime/Disasters
06/19/1865
Landing in Galveston, Union General Gordon Granger decrees that slavery in Texas is at an end. Lawmaking/Litigating
03/23/1853
Steamboat from Houston suffers fatal explosion in Galveston Bay Crime/Disasters
03/02/1861
Texas seizes the United States Revenue cutter Henry Dodge in Galveston Battles/Soldiers
09/15/1867
The controversial Texas military governor Major General Charles Griffin dies of yellow fever in Galveston. Personal
05/17/1862
U.S. Navy warships demand the surrender of Galveston, Texas Battles/Soldiers
