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Adam SKALBA

Adam SKALBA

Male 1868 - 1923  (54 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1875 
  • 1875: Joseph Bartula becomes the first Polish immigrant to settle in Bremond, Texas
1876 
  • 4 Oct 1876: Texas A&M opens with 40 students and a faculty of six men.
1895 
  • 14 Feb 1895: A rare Gulf Coast snowstorm dumps up to 20 inches of snow on the Houston-Galveston area.
1899 
  • 20 Jun 1899: A severe flood on the Brazos River in Texas kills nearly 300.
1900 
  • 8 Sep 1900: The Great Galveston Storm destroys half the city and kills thousands.
1909 
  • 1909: Stefan Nesterowicz visits the major Polish communities in Texas.
1914 
  • 1914: World War I begins
1918 
  • 28 Feb 1918: Texas ratifies the Prohibition Amendment.
  • 7 Oct 1918: Poland declares independence
  • 11 Nov 1918: World War I ends.
1920 
  • 18 May 1920: Karol Jozef Wojtyla, later to become Pope John Paul II, is born in Wadowice, Poland.






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