Texas' Historical Milestones On This Day November 19th

November 19
1845 - The first group of Mormon settlers to come to Texas arrived in Grayson County.
1854 - In Washington County, Sam Houston joined Independence Baptist Church and was baptized in Little Rocky Creek.
1928 - Marshall Ratliff was hanged for his part in the infamous "Santa Claus Bank Robbery," in which he robbed the First National Bank in Cisco, TX, while wearing a Santa suit.
1979 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) signed a four-year contract for $4.5 million. At the time, Ryan was the highest paid player in major league baseball.
2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Texas Senate Bill 5. The bill was a list of measures that added and updated abortion regulations in Texas.