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5 Fun Facts About November 23 In Texas History

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1. On November 23, 1840, the Council House Fight took place in San Antonio between Texas officials and Comanche leaders. The meeting was called to negotiate the release of Texan captives, but soon turned violent and resulted in the deaths of 35 Comanches and 7 Texans.

2. The University of Texas Longhorns played their first football game on November 23, 1893, defeating the Dallas YMCA 18-0.

3. On November 23, 1959, El Paso native and country music legend, Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr., debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

4. The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas was officially dedicated on November 23, 1963, just two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

5. On November 23, 2001, Enron Corporation, once one of the largest energy companies in the world, filed for bankruptcy in Houston, Texas. The scandal surrounding the company's collapse led to a wave of corporate reform and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002.
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