Today in History...

[Doc Reeves 6434]

32 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

11/1/1992 - MIA gets laid for the first time. The world wasn't the same until he turned 41 and became a middle aged incel. 

What was the lucky guys name?

[MissingInAction 24765]

Your mom, of course.

[Doc Reeves 6434]

Jokes on you. My moms dead

[MissingInAction 24765]

That's what lube and a heating pad are for. 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

Touché

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 2nd is the anniversary of the coronation of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. His dynasty -- in Amharic "ንጉሠ ነገሥት" or "King of Kings" -- traced its roots to King Solomon and Queen Makeda (aka "Queen of Sheba"). 

The history of Haile Selassie in exile is worth studying for those interested in the history of weapons of mass destruction -- Benito Mussolini's imperial ambitions included an invasion of Ethiopia in 1934-35 which should have been no problem for a modern army, but it proved so costly to the fascists that they had to resort to chemical weapons. 

Selassie's importance does not stop there, however. After World War II Selassie's story was not merely one of geopolitical importance -- he is viewed by members of the Rastafarian religion as the parousia, or "Second Coming". In fact, the very word "Rastafari" is a malapropism. "Ras" is a title of distinction, like "Sir" or "The Honorable" and "Tafari" was Haile Selassie's given name, "Tafari Makonnen". Jah, mon.

[Doc Reeves 6434]

 1948- Harry Truman Defeats Thomas Dewey in shocking political upset

1947- Howard Hughes flys the Spruce Goose on it first and only flight.

1969- The quiz show scandle. Twenty One contestant Charles Van Doran admits to Congress he received questions and answers before the show.

1965- Norman Morris, a 31 y/o quaker sets himself on fire in front of the pentagon to protest the use of napalm in Vietnam

1956- Levelland UFO Case in Levelland TX. Generates national attention and remains one of the most impressive UFO cases in history 

1930- Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia

1898- Cheerleadeing is started at he University of Minnesota when Johnny Campbell started leading the football crowd  in cheering on their team

1889- North and South Dakota are admitted to the US

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by Doc Reeves

[Hate 20102]

1 hour ago, Walden Ponderer said:

November 2nd is the anniversary of the coronation of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. His dynasty -- in Amharic "ንጉሠ ነገሥት" or "King of Kings" -- traced its roots to King Solomon and Queen Makeda (aka "Queen of Sheba"). 

The history of Haile Selassie in exile is worth studying for those interested in the history of weapons of mass destruction -- Benito Mussolini's imperial ambitions included an invasion of Ethiopia in 1934-35 which should have been no problem for a modern army, but it proved so costly to the fascists that they had to resort to chemical weapons. 

Selassie's importance does not stop there, however. After World War II Selassie's story was not merely one of geopolitical importance -- he is viewed by members of the Rastafarian religion as the parousia, or "Second Coming". In fact, the very word "Rastafari" is a malapropism. "Ras" is a title of distinction, like "Sir" or "The Honorable" and "Tafari" was Haile Selassie's given name, "Tafari Makonnen". Jah, mon.

To celebrate this wonderful event, I shall smoke copious amounts or weed while listening to reggae music tonight.   

[Jiggy-Z 3428]

2 minutes ago, Hate said:

To celebrate this wonderful event, I shall smoke copious amounts or weed while listening to reggae music tonight.   

Just like last Friday.

[Doc Reeves 6434]

 

2016- Cubs win the World Series ending the longest draught in baseball at 108 years

1957- Soviets launch Sputnik 2 with the first creature to enter space, a dog name Laika.

1986- Iran- Contra Affair: It is reported that the US has been secretly selling weapons to Iran to secure the release of seven hostages held by pro-Iranian groups. 

1954- Godzilla premiers in Japan, Nationally 

1913- US introduces the Income Tax

1912- Chevrolet begins producing production automobiles to compete with Ford.

 

Edited November 4, 2018 by Doc Reeves

[Stoogey 219]

1 hour ago, Doc Reeves said:

1954- Godzilla premiers.

1913- US institutes the Invome Tax

1912- Chevrolet begins producing automobiles 

Godzilla premiered October 27, 1954.



Revenue Act of 1861, signed into law by Lincoln on August 5, 1861. First U.S. Federal income tax. 



Chevrolet was founded in 1912. Production began 1913. 1911 Chevrolet Series C Classic Six was a prototype.  

[Underdog 28437]

1 hour ago, Doc Reeves said:

 

2016- Cubs win the World Series ending the longest draught in baseball at 108 years

1957- Soviets launch Sputnik 2 with the first creature to enter space, a dog name Laika.

1961 - Underdog joins the Party. 

1986- Iran- Contra Affair: It is reported that the US has been secretly selling weapons to Iran to secure the release of seven hostages held by pro-Iranian groups. 

1954- Godzilla premiers.

1913- US institutes the Invome Tax

1912- Chevrolet begins producing automobiles 

 

 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

1 hour ago, Doc Reeves said:

 

1954- Godzilla premiers in Japan, nationally

1913- US “introduces” the Income Tax

1912- Chevrolet begins producing “production” automobiles to compete with Ford.

 

FIFY

[Stoogey 219]

16 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

FIFY

You didn't fix shit.



Godzilla is released nationally in Japan on this date in 1954. Not premiered nationally. Godzilla premiered October 27, 1954 in Nagoya. 

The name of the movie isn't even Godzilla.

See how the movie poster reads
ゴ
ジ
ラ  
in big red letters?  Gojira.  A combination of  ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale). Gorilla whale. From an early concept before the monster we know and love today was settled on. 

U.S. reintroduces the income tax. Not  " "introduces" ". As I mentioned, the first income tax was during the Civil War. Whoever you copied that from fucked up.

Production of Chevrolets began in 1913. The company was founded in 1912. 

Chevrolet was not intended to compete with Ford as it was more than twice as expensive. Series C Classic Six was $2150 vs the Model T at $850 in 1908 to less than $300 by 1925.

 

[Stoogey 219]

6 minutes ago, Stoogey said:

You didn't fix shit.



Godzilla is released nationally in Japan on this date in 1954. Not premiered nationally. Godzilla premiered October 27, 1954 in Nagoya. 

The name of the movie isn't even Godzilla.

See how the movie poster reads
ゴ
ジ
ラ  
in big red letters?  Gojira.  A combination of  ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale). Gorilla whale. From an early concept before the monster we know and love today was settled on.

User's avatar checks out.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 4 is widely commemorated as the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial.

On November 4, 1995, Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, an Orthodox Jew who was opposed to the Oslo Accords, the document outlining an agreement for Palestinian authority and self-determination, of which Rabin had played the leading role in making Israel a cosigner in September, 1993.

For his successful negotiations with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yassir Arafat, Rabin, along with Shimon Peres and Arafat, were awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. The square where he was assassinated, Kikar Malkhei Yisrael (Kings of Israel Square), was renamed Rabin Square in his honor.

Sadly, his legacy of peace has been tarnished over the past twenty years by the return of the conquest paradigm -- there can be no peace when there are troops in the streets. Or, as Rabin put it in his Nobel Peace Prize lecture, "Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life."

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 5 is Guy Fawkes Night, sometimes referred to as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night, or Firework Night. Observed primarily in Great Britain (though also in New Zealand and in some parts of coastal Canada), this holiday is testament to the human capacity to make a party on the flimsiest (and sometimes most dubious) of excuses. 

Guy Fawkes was a member of the "Gunpowder Plot" -- the failed assassination attempt on King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics. The plan was to blow up the House of Lords with James present, but Sherlock Holmes arrived in the nick of time and... oh, wait, different story. 

Anyway, it was an ill-conceived plot, Fawkes was arrested with a bunch of explosives on him (completely undetonated, of course). In the aftermath of the event, numerous protests turned into bonfires, with effigies of famous Catholic figures being burned, and became an annual event, ultimately evolving to include fireworks. 

In America, colonial residents observed the holiday and referred to it as "Pope Day", but those traditions died out around the time of the American Revolution, presumably because of the English nature of the holiday, but also one would hope in deference to the large Catholic populations of Maryland and Pennsylvania whose support was essential to the cause. 

Nowadays, the religious bigotry of Guy Fawkes Night is a thing of the past, and it's just an excuse to drink cider, shoot off fireworks, and generally carouse.

[Hate 20102]

26 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Nowadays, the religious bigotry of Guy Fawkes Night is a thing of the past, and it's just an excuse to drink cider whiskey, shoot off fireworks, and generally carouse.

Do we really need a reason to do this?

Edited November 5, 2018 by Hate

[Stoogey 219]

3 hours ago, Hate said:

Do we really need a reason to do this?

Well ... there's the part about murdering hundreds of innocent people and Guy Fawkes being sentenced to hanged, drawn, and quartered. In a last minute attempt to escape, he jumped from the steps to the gallows and broke his neck. 

That didn't stop them from chopping off his head and parading it around on the end of a pike and displaying in on London Bridge. Party on!

[Doc Reeves 6434]

2009- In Ft. Hood, Darnel Hospital Major Nidal Malik killed 13 and wounded 32.

2003- Gary Ridgeway, know as the Green River Killer from Auburn, WA (and neighbor to my mom for 6 yrs) pleads guilty to 48 murders. He is suspected in over 100 but simply can’t remember due to the sheer volume of victims and passage of time. 

2000- Halie Selassie is given an official Ethiopian Orthodox Funeral

1995- André Dallaire attempts to assassinate the PM of Canada Jean Chrétien. He is thwarted when Jeans wife locks the door.

1968- Nixon wins the Presidency in a landmark landslide victory for the conservatives in the face of the social upheaval of the late 60s and early 70s.

1940- FDR is elected to a 3rd term as US President.

1925- The first “Super Spy,” Sidney Riley is executed by the Soviet Secret Police (OGPU)

1916- The Everett Massacre in Everett, WA between organizers of the Industrial Workers of the World and police.

1912- Woodrow Wilson is elected to the Presidency 

1872- Susan B Anthony votes. She is fined $100.

1895- George B Seldon is granted the first patient for the automobile 

1831- Nat Turner is tried and sentenced to death

1757- Sevens Yeat War-  Frederick the Great defeats the allied forces of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the battle of Rossbach

1530- St. Felix Flood in the Netherlands

 

 

Right on man, thanks for the correction. I’m just usually chillin on the toilet going thru Wikipedia so if I fuck something or am off, let’s get it corrected!  

On 11/4/2018 at 4:16 AM, Stoogey said:

You didn't fix shit.



Godzilla is released nationally in Japan on this date in 1954. Not premiered nationally. Godzilla premiered October 27, 1954 in Nagoya. 

The name of the movie isn't even Godzilla.

See how the movie poster reads
ゴ
ジ
ラ  
in big red letters?  Gojira.  A combination of  ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale). Gorilla whale. From an early concept before the monster we know and love today was settled on. 

U.S. reintroduces the income tax. Not  " "introduces" ". As I mentioned, the first income tax was during the Civil War. Whoever you copied that from fucked up.

Production of Chevrolets began in 1913. The company was founded in 1912. 

Chevrolet was not intended to compete with Ford as it was more than twice as expensive. Series C Classic Six was $2150 vs the Model T at $850 in 1908 to less than $300 by 1925.

 

 

 

 

[Stoogey 219]

1928. Organized crime leader and gambler Arnold Rothstein dies in Manhattan hospital two days after being shot. Unclear if motivated by Rothstein not paying poker debt incurred during a marathon game in October (roughly $4.7M in 2018 dollars) or as retaliation by Dutch Schultz for the killing of Joey Noel by Rothstein associate Jack "Legs" Diamond. Even though he was dying, he refused to cooperate with the shooting investigation.

Rothstein testified before a Chicago grand jury but not indicted for the Black Sox Scandal.



My interest in Rothstein began with F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby takes Nick Carraway to lunch and introduces Meyer Wolfsheim as the gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series. A clear allusion to Rothstein. What are Gatsby's ties to Wolfsheim? Is Gatsby's fortune based on bootlegging liquor? 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

1869- The First American intercollegiate Football game is played by Rutgers and Princeton. Rutgers wins 6-4.

1860- President Abraham Lincoln is elected president

1991- The last Kuwatie oil field fire is extinguished

1861- Jefferson Davis is elected President of the Confederate States of America

1528- Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núnez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to step foot in what would later become Texas.

 

Edited November 6, 2018 by Doc Reeves

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 6 is Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (Swedish "Svenska dagen", Finnish "Ruotsalaisuuden päivä"), celebrating the Swedish speaking population of Finland, their culture, and the bilinguality of Finland. 

Throughout Finland, communities of Swedish-speaking citizens hold small celebrations and sing "Modersmålets sång" -- a sort of unofficial national anthem of Sweden. 

The reason for November 6th being chosen to mark this occasion is that it is also Gustavus Adolphus Day in Sweden, the anniversary of the death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen in 1632. 

As with most multicultural nations, there have been periods of political strife surrounding bilingualism (in Finland, the language strife was at its peak in the 1930s), but for the most part, Swedish culture in Finland is a welcome part of the community at large.

[Stoogey 219]

3 hours ago, Doc Reeves said:

1869- The First American intercollegiate Football game is played by Rutgers and Princeton. Rutgers wins 6-4.

The First Game by Arnold Friberg. 

See the guy wearing the stovepipe hat at the top of the picture to the left?  A Rutgers professor who shouted "You will come to no Christian end!" and shook his umbrella at the players.
 

[Stoogey 219]

November 7 — 10. Great Lakes Storm of 1913. An extratropical cyclone (blizzard with hurricane-force winds and thirty-five foot waves) called a "November gale". 

More than 250 killed, nineteen boats destroyed, nineteen boats stranded. Not all of the boats were freighters. On the lakes, a ship which sails on the freshwater seas called a boat. Ocean-going ships can enter the lakes via the St Lawrence Seaway. Boats are larger than ships and cannot fit through the locks to get to the ocean. 

A lesser but same type of storm sank the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975 .... 

ELIZABETH AND EDMUND FITZGERALD ONBOARD THE SS EDMUND FITZGERALD. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL.


.... and the E M Ford sank at her berth in the Port of Milwaukee on Christmas Eve 1979.



The Ford was refloated and towed to Manitowoc, Wisconsin shipyards for repair. 

Christened SS Presque Isle on May 25, 1898. Rechristened E M Ford, 1956. Delivered to shipyard for dismantling, November 13, 2008.

[El Diablo 4232]

November 7th, 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV, and was retiring.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 7, 1837, a pro-slavery mob from Missouri murdered Presbyterian minister, journalist, and newspaper editor Elijah Parish Lovejoy in Alton, Illinois (just across the border from Missouri). 

A graduate of Waterville College in his home state of Maine, and having been ordained after attending Princeton Theological Seminary, Lovejoy began his ministry in St. Louis, preaching (and writing editorials in numerous publications) of the radical notion that those of African descent were actually human beings, and holding them in bondage was an affront to any rational conception of God. 

In May, 1836, having had his personal printing warehouse vandalized and destroyed for the third time, he set up his fourth printing press in Illinois in early 1837 and began publication of the Alton Observer. On November 7, 1837, he and several of his supporters were surrounded in the building by the criminal mob from Missouri; Lovejoy was shot dead, and became a martyr for abolitionists across the country. 

His death encouraged his brother Owen Lovejoy to enter politics, and he became the leader of the Illinois abolitionists, a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, and along with his fellow Illinoisan Abraham Lincoln, became a founder of the Republican Party.

[RPM 26185]

You should all be ashamed of yourselves. RIP Coach.

[shakahorn 1625]

9 hours ago, El Diablo said:

November 7th, 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV, and was retiring.

CSB one of my buddies and former business partner had a lien slapped on him by the IRS that day.  Every time someone mentions the Magic think, we refer to it as "lien day."

[El Diablo 4232]

17 minutes ago, shakahorn said:

CSB one of my buddies and former business partner had a lien slapped on him by the IRS that day.  Every time someone mentions the Magic think, we refer to it as "lien day."

I think I'd rather have gotten the lien placed on me.

[Gil Bang 25865]

November 7th, 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV, and was retiring.

So weird. I can remember where I was that day. I remember calling a buddy that was a Lakers fan to tell him.

[Trey3216 15325]

4 hours ago, shakahorn said:

CSB one of my buddies and former business partner had a lien slapped on him by the IRS that day.  Every time someone mentions the Magic think, we refer to it as "lien day."

TBH, It was Magic’s lien day as well 

[Trey3216 15325]

Saw a commercial on CNBC that made the room quite dusty today.   It was a bunch of Polish military Vets talking about their 100th Independence Day, and wishing our country and our Veterans  a Happy Veterans’ Day.  Wishing our nation gratitude for helping free their peopl and fight for their freedom from Nazi rule.   Been trying to find it all day.   Damn onions all over the house I tell you 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 8, 1940, marked the end of the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas (Greek "Μάχη Ελαίας-Καλαμά"), during the initial stage of the Greco-Italian War. Those of you who follow my daily slice of history will remember "Ohi Day" from a little over a week ago; in response to Greece's refusal to allow Axis forces to occupy "certain strategic locations" in Greece, Italy felt compelled to invade, on the premise that "we really want to." 

The main Italian attack focused on Epirus, with a flanking move through the Pindus mountains; the Greeks were badly outnumbered, but held strong defensive positions. After a week of fighting beginning November 2nd, thanks to brilliant strategic planning on the part of a quick-thinking and independent minded mid-level Greek officer corps, the Italians were forced to retreat, and the Greeks counterattacked, actually occupying territory deep in Albania, until in April of 1941, the Germans finally decided to take matters into their own hands, "assisting" a new Italian offensive which in less than a month resulted in Axis forces occupying all of Greece. 

Though the Greeks could not ultimately provide enough manpower to maintain their tenuous hold on their own territory, their initial repulse of the Italians is nevertheless recognized as the first victory by Allied forces in WW II, and Germany's ultimate triumph in April of 1941 can rightly be viewed as a Pyrrhic victory... sort of the 20th century Thermopylae, if you will.

[Parliament 14112]

10 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

Saw a commercial on CNBC that made the room quite dusty today.   It was a bunch of Polish military Vets talking about their 100th Independence Day, and wishing our country and our Veterans  a Happy Veterans’ Day.  Wishing our nation gratitude for helping free their peopl and fight for their freedom from Nazi rule.   Been trying to find it all day.   Damn onions all over the house I tell you 

 

[Trey3216 15325]

4 minutes ago, Parliament said:

 

Thank you.    If that doesn’t make you proud of what our fathers/grandfathers did, I don’t know what does 

[Felix 598]

I've always admired and respected the Polish people.  They've dealt with some serious shit over the years but they've always fought with pride and determination and, but all accounts, are a wonderful people.  My German family loves to go there. 

I remember the Solidarity movement in the 80's and still see it as the beginning of the end of the Eastern Block.

That's a great message and makes me proud to be an American.  That's not always the case these days, so it's a good reminder of what we have been, are still at times, and should strive to be in the future.

[Parliament 14112]

Totally not trying to go CR here, but there's a connection to our recent commitment to a new military base in Poland.  They're happy for it.

[Hate 20102]

I've always admired and respected the Polish people.  They've dealt with some serious shit over the years but they've always fought with pride and determination and, but all accounts, are a wonderful people.  My German family loves to go there. 
I remember the Solidarity movement in the 80's and still see it as the beginning of the end of the Eastern Block.
That's a great message and makes me proud to be an American.  That's not always the case these days, so it's a good reminder of what we have been, are still at times, and should strive to be in the future.

Plus we got all of the great Polack jokes.

[UTexasFight 9369]

[Jiggy-Z 3428]

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

 

Whoa, looks like the shoring for the concrete form work was still up on the east side..good times. I bet a few female ankles were seen on that day.  I wonder if Armybrat was checking students for booze.

[UTexasFight 9369]

I hope we schedule Baylor for a rare Friday game on Nov 8, 2024.

[Trey3216 15325]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

I hope we schedule Baylor for a rare Friday game on Nov 8, 2024.

That actually wouldn’t be too surprising 

[Doc Reeves 6434]

1989- The fall of the Berlin Wall. As an ever present monolith during my childhood, it still makes me tear up remembering that day. It was the literal opposite of 9/11 in my memory.

1888- Mary Kelly, Jack the Rippers final victim is murdered

1965- The great Northeast Blackout of 1965. 

1494- The hated Family de Medici is expelled from Florence

1998- capital punishment is completely abolished in the UK

1979- Nuclear False Alarm, after NORAD computers mistakenly informed the high command that the Soviets had launched a massive nuclear attack. After waiting for confirmation from raw satellite data and the USs early warning network the alert was cancelled, however, their decision would have lead to a devastating defeat if the attack in fact had been real.

1967- Rolling Stone is first published 

1918- Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after the German revolution and Germany is declared a Republic. This result blamed on/caused by socialists and Jews is later called “the Great stab in the back” by Hitler.

1872- The great Boston Fire of 1872

1620- Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight Cape Cod for the first time.

 

 

Edited November 9, 2018 by Doc Reeves

[El Diablo 4232]

November 9, 1881—137 years ago today—fire destroyed the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Construction of the current Capitol was completed seven years later in 1888 at a cost of about $3.7 million.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

November 9 is Schicksalstag ("Fateful Day") in German history.

There are five notable events in German history tied to this day:

1) The execution of Robert Blum in 1848. Blum was a leader in the Vienna revolts, seeking the creation of a democratic government in place of the Habsburg monarchy;
2) The end of the monarchies in November 1918, when chancellor Max von Baden forced Kaiser Wilhelm II to abdicate; 
3) The Hitler putsch attempt in 1923, known as "The Beer Hall Putsch" when (without sufficient support) Hitler had declared himself the "Leader of Bavaria"; 
4) The pogroms in 1938, also known as "Kristallnacht" or "Novemberpogrom" when synagogues, homes, businesses, and anything else owned by or associated with Jewish Germans were destroyed, and more than 400 Jews were murdered in a precursor to the Holocaust; and 
5) The fall of the Berlin wall on this date in 1989, when the reunification of Germany marked the fall of communism in eastern Europe.

Shortly after World War II, the term "Schicksalstag" was used from time to time in writing about German history, but when the Berlin Wall fell, the concept coalesced in popular usage, as it was no longer purely a day of shame, but was mingled with other forms of significant cultural and political change.

November 9th was originally considered as the date for German Unity Day, but as it is also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, this date was considered as inappropriate for a national holiday.

Given, however, that it is a date on which to commemorate not only tragedy and crime, but also heroic acts and significant positive change, it is appropriate to mark the occasion as solemn and important.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

I better see a big post on Sunday.

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

3 hours ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

I better see a big post on Sunday.

For the marriage of Henry I and Matilda of Scotland? Heck yeah!

Edited November 9, 2018 by Walden Ponderer

[Stoogey 219]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_oWCgV2MJo

[Armybrat 40678]

23 hours ago, El Diablo said:

November 9, 1881—137 years ago today—fire destroyed the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Construction of the current Capitol was completed seven years later in 1888 at a cost of about $3.7 million.

Of course all of that cost was borne by the Chicago Syndicate investors who received 3,000,000 acres of Texas Panhandle land from the Legislature. Said land was organized into the famed XIT cattle ranch which operated into the early 20th Century before being sold off piecemeal by the bankrupted syndicate.