Which state has the most interesting history? [View All]

I originally had Florida, Virginia, New York, Arizona and Pennsylvania on here too, but after I put down their history it just didn't compare to these states. I didn't include much about the early indigenous people because they were all over America in every state.


Some Important Historical Facts For Each State

Texas - 1529: Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, a Spanish explorer, became probably the first European to map the Texas coast. 1528–1535: the Narváez expedition, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico, spent six and a half years in Texas as slaves. 1685: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, thus establishing the French claim to Texan territory. 1835: The Texas Revolution. 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Route 66. John Kennedy assassinated in Dallas. Some famous Texans: Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, Stephen F. Austin.

New Mexico - Some 100 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Spanish explorers made their way into present-day New Mexico. In 1532, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca led the first European expedition into the region. Other explorers quickly followed, inspired by rumors that he had discovered Seven Cities of Gold. Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado 1540–1542. Juan de Oñate founded the San Juan colony on the Rio Grande in 1598, the first permanent European settlement. (1680-1692) Pueblo Revolt. 1822 - Santa Fe Trail. Kit Carson moves to Taos. Apache wars, Geronimo surrendered in 1886. Billy the Kid and Lincoln County Wars. 1916 Poncho Villa raids Columbis NM. Route 66. Alleged UFO crash near Roswell. First Atomic bomb tested at trinity sight.

California - 458 - Chineses records speak of the explorer Hui Shan, who in 458 A.D. sailed the Pacific and may have reached the coast of California. Hui Shan noted tall trees with a red wood. 1540 - Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, sends a second sea expedition under Hernando de Alarcon up the Gulf of California where they enter the mouth of the Colorado River and become the first Europeans to stand on California soil. See also the overland expeditions of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. 1579 - Sir Francis Drake landed north of San Francisco Bay and claimed the territory for England. 1846 - Mexican-American War. 1848 - James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's sawmill, starting the gold rush. Hollywood and a number of devastating earthquakes. Route 66.

Massachusetts - The Pilgrims from the Humber region of England originally landed at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts. In 1620. Mayflower compact. 1621 they celebrated their first Thanksgiving. Boston was the center of revolutionary activity in the decade before 1775, with Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock as leaders who would become important in the eventual war. March 5th 1770 Boston Massacre. Boston Tea Party. April 18,1775 Paul Revere made his famous ride. Battle of Lexington and Concord, where the famous "shot heard round the world" was fired. Some of the most important writers and thinkers of this time came from Massachusetts. Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.