Vol MMXIII, No 20 January 20, 1925 Ma Ferguson Sworn in as
Governor of Texas Born This Date Anson Jones, future President
of Texas born NEW HAVEN CT On this date in 1789, Future
President of the Republic of Texas was born in Massachusetts. He
would go on to serve as President of the Republic of Texas. In
1858, following a political defeat, Jones shot himself at the
Rice Hotel in Houston. Ma Ferguson Sworn In On this date in
1925, Miriam A Ferguson (Ma Ferguson) was swown in as Texas
first woman Governor. Texas first Public Library opens in
Galveston On this date in 1871, the first public library in
Texas was opened in Galveston. George Bush inaugurated at 41st
President On this date in 1989, George W Bush was inaugurated as
the 41st President of the United States. During his term, the
Gulf War was fought, the Soviet Union collapsed, the Americans
with Disabilities Act went into law, and the technology which
was the Internet was passed from government hands into the
private sector, giving rise to the World Wid