1836 – Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
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1944 – The battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-31), sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was decommissioned.
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Today in History – September 5
1836 – Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
1944 – The battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-31), sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was decommissioned.