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. . On 6 June 1944 (known as D-Day) after three years of Soviet pressure the Western Allies invaded northern France After reassigning several Allied divisions from Italy they also attacked southern France. These landings were successful and led to the defeat of the German Army units in France Paris was liberated on 25 August by the local resistance assisted by the Free French Forces both led by General Charles de Gaulle and the Western Allies continued to push back German forces in western Europe during the latter part of the year an attempt to advance into northern Germany spearheaded by a major airborne operation in the Netherlands failed. After that the Western Allies slowly pushed into Germany but failed to cross the Ruhr river in a large offensive in Italy Allied advance also slowed due to the last major German defensive line! Barbara Jordan was elected to the US House of Representatives by Houston residents on November 8 1966. Diego de Ordaz (Venezuela 1532) Treaties First Baptist Church at 117 Cora Street in Center is located next to the downtown section 7 References; 3 History Water pollution of the Houston Ship Channel became notorious in 1972 Work on the Texas Commerce Tower now the JPMorgan Chase Tower began in 1979, In 1697 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville sailed for France and was chosen by the Minister of Marine to lead an expedition to rediscover the mouth of the Mississippi River and to colonize Louisiana which the English coveted Iberville's fleet sailed from Brest on October 24 1698 on January 25 1699 Iberville reached Santa Rosa Island in front of Pensacola founded by the Spanish; he sailed from there to Mobile Bay and explored Massacre Island later renamed Dauphin Island He cast anchor between Cat Island and Ship Island; and on February 13 1699 he went to the mainland Biloxi with his brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on May 1 1699 he completed a fort on the north-east side of the Bay of Biloxi a little to the rear of what is now Ocean Springs Mississippi This fort was known as Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi a few days later on May 4 Pierre Le Moyne sailed for France leaving his teenage brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne as second in command to the French commandant.

. Top 10 Non-English languages spoken in Texas Retail See also: List of events in Houston and List of people raised in Houston, The state's conservative white voters began to support Republican presidential candidates by the mid-20th century After this period they supported Republicans for local and state offices as well and most whites became Republican Party members the party also attracted some minorities but many have continued to vote for Democratic candidates the shift to the Republican Party is much-attributed to the fact that the Democratic Party became increasingly liberal during the 20th century and thus increasingly out-of-touch with the average Texas voter as Texas was always a conservative state voters switched to the GOP which now more closely reflected their beliefs. Commentators have also attributed the shift to Republican political consultant Karl Rove who managed numerous political campaigns in Texas in the 1980s and 90s. Other stated reasons included court-ordered redistricting and the demographic shift in relation to the Sun Belt that favored the Republican Party and conservatism. . . .