Embedded Files
I wanted to have one place to track production history and birthdays of Dallas cast members. However, there are many more entries to record. If you should see something that was recorded in error, don’t hesitate to email me so that a change can be made.
The events listed below are provided to help put the events of Dallas in a historical context.
1840s
1841 - City of Dallas is founded
1845 - Texas is admitted to the US as the twenty-eighth state
1850s
1850 - Dallas wins election to be named the county seat
1856 - Texas legislature grants Dallas a town charter
1860s
1861 - Texas secedes from the United States
1865 - Civil War ends
1880s
1886 - First State Fair of Texas is held in Dallas
1890s
1890 - Fort Worth Union Stockyards begin operating
1900s
1901 - Oil strike at Spindletop near Beaumont, Texas
1910s
1914 - WWI begins
1915 - Southern Methodist University opens
1917 - Love Field opens for military use
1918 - WWI ends
1920s
1927 - Love Field opens for civilian use
1929 - The Great Depression begins
1930s
1930 - C. M. Joiner strikes oil 100 miles east of Dallas
1930 - Bonnie and Clyde meet in Dallas and begin crime spree
1939 - WWII begins
1940s
1941 - Box Ranch built in Frisco, Texas
1945 - WWII ends
1950s
1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first Texas-born President of the United States
1960s
1960 - NFL awards franchise to the Dallas Cowboys
1963 - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas motorcade
1970s
1970 - Duncan Acres built in Parker, Texas
1971 - Texas Stadium opens in Irving, Texas
1972 - Founding of the Texas Rangers baseball team
1974 - DFW International Airport opens; First International Bancshares Tower (now named Renaissance Tower) opens
1976 - ThanksGiving Square is dedicated
1978 - Dallas begins airing on CBS
1980s
1983 - DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) is created
1985 - InterFirst Plaza (now named Bank of America Plaza) opens
1986 - Allied Plaza (now named Fountain Place) opens
1987 - Annette Strauss as first female mayor of Dallas; Box Ranch burns
1990s
1991 - Dallas airs its final episode on CBS
1996 - Dallas: J.R. Returns airs on CBS
1998 - Dallas: War of the Ewings airs on CBS
2000s
2009 - Cowboys Stadium (now AT&T Stadium) opens in Arlington, TX
2010s & Beyond
2010 - Texas Stadium dismantled
2012 - Dallas revival begins on TNT
2014 - Final episode of Dallas airs on TNT
2020 - The price of oil per barrel for West Texas Intermediate Crude hit a record low of -$37.63 on April 20
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