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Cortez Sets Sail for Mexico

Against the orders of the Governor of Cuba, Hernando Cortez set sail for Mexico...

When Spain returned Louisiana to France in 1800, one of the stipulations of the...

In the last post, I issued a challenge to be on the lookout for...

Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...

When we begin to teach a class, our natural inclination is to look for...

If there’s anything better than “being there” on a field trip, it’s getting your...

Field trips, unit studies, and real books are, IMHO, the only way to effectively...

The Great State of Texas has several birthdays…but that’s okay, because it’s a state...

On Christmas Day in 1949, Edwin and Virginia Spacek of Quitman, Texas welcomed a...

Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was born into a wealthy and accomplished family on December...