You are listening to Classical Gas, performed by Mason Williams, born in Abilene, Texas. Williams had worked with many of the major names in television and music. In 1968, he recorded Classical Gas and gave millions of rockers and hippies around the world, a song around which memories would be built.

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On April 21, 1836, in a battle that lasted approximately twenty minutes in the forests, fields and marshes along the San Jacinto River, Texas' independence was born. It was the wish of General Sam Houston that Texas join the Union as a state, but the residents chose to declare themselves a republic. This was to stand for nine years and Sam Houston finally got his wish in 1845; Texas became a state. With its statehood came the understanding that if for any reason deemed necessary by popular vote, Texas could withdraw from the Union. This provision was acted upon only during the Civil War, when Texas joined the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War, Texas rejoined the Union as did all the southern states.

2. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas. Note: there is no period following "Dr".

3. The deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history occurred on September 8, 1900 when a hurricane killed an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people in and around Galveston.

4. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the largest of its type, containing 38,000 rose bushes, featuring 500 varieties.

5. Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan was born in Galveston. It is generally believed that his famous flight in the wrong direction was intentional.

6. Chili was invented in San Antonio, Texas.

7. The smallest state park in Texas measures 12 feet by 21 feet. It's Acton State Historic Site, the monument and gravesite of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, wife of Davy.

8. There's a mysterious mass grave in the historic city of Gonzalez, Texas. Read about it here.