Prior Event 3/2/1836 Next Event The Texas Constitutional Convention of 1836 declares independence for the Republic of Texas. [restored 1/7/2022] Subsequent Events: 3/6/1836 References: Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 108. SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: $36,167,124,467,492 Source