Texas Landmarks and Legacies - Today in Texas History
Vol 8, No 156 June 5, 1837 Monday Evening
Texas Congress Recognizes Marriages
Weddings Now Official
AUSTIN  (1837)   In the young Republic of Texas, the matter of marriages was not initially addressed. But marriages were performed nontheless. On this date in 1837, the Congress of the Republic of Texas legalized all marriages performed before the Republic had authorized anyone to perform marriages.
Aviation Desk
Break In at Howard Hughes Los Angeles Offices
LOS ANGELES CA Click Here to follow "Howard Hughes" back in Time (1974) Click Here to follow "Howard Hughes" forward in Time  On this date in 1974, a break-in occurred at Hughes' Romaine Street headquarters in Los Angeles. Hughes was no longer in direct control of Hughes Aircraft, but he was still in possession of very sensitive documents from his many years of dealings with the CIA, the Nixon administration, and covert operations in Cuba. The theft of theses secret documents sends shockwaves throughout the U.S. intelligence community.