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On the morning of January 10 1901 Anthony F Lucas an experienced mining engineer drilled the first major oil well at Spindletop a small hill south of Beaumont Texas the East Texas Oil Field discovered on October 5 1930 is located in east central part of the state and is the largest and most prolific oil reservoir in the contiguous United States Other oil fields were later discovered in West Texas and under the Gulf of Mexico the resulting Texas Oil Boom permanently transformed the economy of Texas and led to its most significant economic expansion after the Civil War, 3.5 European occupations and agreements Main articles: History of Houston and Timeline of Houston, 1960 938,219 57.4% In December 1940 British Empire forces began counter-offensives against Italian forces in Egypt and Italian East Africa the offensives were highly successful; by early February 1941 Italy had lost control of eastern Libya and large numbers of Italian troops had been taken prisoner the Italian Navy also suffered significant defeats with the Royal Navy putting three Italian battleships out of commission by a carrier attack at Taranto and neutralising several more warships at the Battle of Cape Matapan. Tourism and recreation Greyhound Bus Lines operates various stations throughout Harris County, Spring In 2012 the city was ranked number one for paycheck worth by Forbes and in late May 2013 Houston was identified as America's top city for employment creation, George Foreman Marshall Harrison County.