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Today In History (October 22 1836)
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Today In History (October 22 1836)
TODAY IN HISTORY
1836: Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas. A strong opponent of racial mixture between Whites and Mestizos, Houston wrote, "The vigor of the descendants of the sturdy north will never mix with the phlegm of the indolent Mexicans, no matter how long we may live among them."