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John Neely Bryan founded Dallas after planting a stake near three forks of the Trinity River in 1839 and returning to establish a permanent settlement in 1841. The city was formally incorporated on the 2nd of February 1856.
The origin of the name Dallas is uncertain. The official historical marker states it was named after Vice President George M. Dallas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though this is disputed. Other theories point to his brother Commodore Alexander James Dallas, two men named Walter R. Dallas and James R. Dallas, or the village of Dallas in Moray, Scotland.
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Elm Street as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas. He was pronounced dead at Dallas Parkland Memorial Hospital just over 30 minutes after the shooting. The upper floors of the Texas School Book Depository, from which the Warren Commission reported Lee Harvey Oswald fired, now house the Sixth Floor Museum.
Dallas grew into an economic hub through the construction of major rail lines in 1873, which made it the world's largest inland cotton market by 1900. The 1930 East Texas oil boom centered financial activity in Dallas, and World War II manufacturing further built its industrial base. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and the Interstate Highway System cemented its role as a transportation and commerce center.
Dallas had a population of 1,304,379 at the 2020 census. Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race made up 42.3 percent of the city's population, making them the largest ethnic group, followed by non-Hispanic White residents at 28.1 percent and Black or African American residents at 22.9 percent.
The Dallas area is home to the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Dallas Mavericks (NBA), Dallas Stars (NHL), Texas Rangers (MLB), Dallas Wings (WNBA), and FC Dallas (MLS). The Cowboys have won five Super Bowls, the Mavericks won the NBA championship in 2011, the Stars won the Stanley Cup in 1999, and the Rangers won the World Series in 2023.