| Vol 8, No 153 | June 1, 1836 | Wednesday Evening |
(1975) 
On this date in 1975, Texas born, Nolan Ryan, pitched his forth no-hitter, tieing a record set by Sandy Koufax in 1965. It would be another six years before Ryan pitched another no-hitter, closer to home with the Houston Astros. In all, Ryan surpassed Koufax's record by 3 with a total of seven career no-hitters.
(1836)
On June 1, 1836, Santa Anna boarded the Texas Navy schooner "Invincible" in Galveston to be taken to Vera Cruz as terms of a treaty signed at San Jacinto. Santa Anna is gratious to his Texas hosts, and grateful for the kindness shown him. Unrest in Mexico placed doubts that a treaty signed by Santa Anna would have any weight at home. Instead, he was sent to Washington D.C. to lobby for recognition of Texas by the United States. He did not get to Mexico until the following year.
(1925)
On this date in 1925, Howard Hughes, future billionare, aviator, and movie producer, married Houston socialite Ella Rice. Their marriage lasted four years.
(1690)
On this date in 1690, Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, was formally consecrated. Located deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas, the mission is Texas' first Spanish mission.
(1881)
On this date in 1881, just 4 years after the first telephone was installed in Galveston, The Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company opened a telephone exchange in Dallas, providing telephone service to approximately 40 new subscribers. Three months later, Fort Worth began telephone service, followed by Waco. By the end of 1882, dozens of Texas cities hd their own telephone exchanges.
