On this date, the Texas Declaration of
Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
The 59 signers met in a large frame blacksmith shop with only
cotton cloth over the
window openings to keep the cold out Sam
Houston was there along with 58 other
representatives, 52 of which were
American-born. Many of the signers wished to be at the
battlefields, but Houston convinced the signers that this
declaration would give them some
basis of legality and would help draw more help
from the United States
This day was also
Sam Houston's birthday.
He was born on this date in 1793 in Virginia. He went on to
become Governor of Tennessee, hero of the Texas Revolution,
twice President of the Republic of Texas and a U.S. Senator.
