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Amarillo is a city located in Texas, USA and is part of the West Texas region. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 173,627. It is the county seat of Potter County 6 and a portion the city extends to Randall County. The famous Route 66 passes through Amarillo. Amarillo's name derives from the nearby Amarillo Lake and Amarillo Creek , named in turn for the yellow soil along their banks and shores (Amarillo is the Spanish word for yellow, the color).
1 History
- 1541 - A Spanish conquistador named Francisco Coronado was the first EuropeanFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se to visit the Amarillo-region.
- 18871887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Events January 20 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 26 Battle of Dogali: A - Amarillo was founded.
- 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long). - The founding of oil in the Texas PanhandleThe Texas Panhandle is the region of the state of Texas which includes the northernmost 26 counties in the state. It is a rectangular area bordered by the state of New Mexico to the west and the state of Oklahoma to the north and east. The southern border brought oil and gas companies to the region.
- 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu - The Amarillo Helium Plant started operations.
- 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne - Amarillo was hit by the infamous Dust Bowl.
- 1998 - Oprah Winfrey was sued by cattlemen for beef- defamation and the trial was held in Amarillo. Oprah moved her popular TV show temporarily from Chicago to Amarillo.
- 2003 - Amarillo native, Rick Husband was killed along with the rest of the STS-107 crew when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
2 Geography
Amarillo is located at 35°11'57" North, 101°50'43" West (35.199252, -101.845163) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 233.9 km˛ (90.3 mi˛). 232.7 km˛ (89.9 mi˛) of it is land and 1.2 km˛ (0.4 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.50% water.
