This Day in History 1/10/21

Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on January 10th. Texas is the largest producer of oil in the United States, and it all started on this day in 1901, when a drilling derrick at Beaumont, Texas, produced an enormous gusher of crude oil. The gusher coated everything within hundreds of feet and signaled the advent of the American oil industry. Following the discovery, petroleum, which until that time had been used in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices