Prior Event 3/18/1861 Next Event Democratic (constitutionalist) Governor Sam Houston, of the Republic of Texas, resigns his office, in protest over his State’s secession from the Union. [added 3/13/2022] Subsequent Events: 7/4/1861 References: “Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 18 March 2011, News:3. SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: $36,161,621,015,445 Source
