Happy Birthday, Vice-President James Nance Garner and Wiley Post!
A LOT of famous Texans were born toward the end of November and the...
Happy Birthday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower!
Dwight David Eisenhower, who would become a beloved World War II General (Five Stars)...
Happy Birthday, Doris Miller! (…and Mission Ysleta)
Doris Miller has got to be one of my favorite Texas heroes. (I know...
Happy Birthday, Mission San Juan Bautista!
Mission San Juan Bautista, the “Mother of Texas Missions”, was founded on the feast...
Happy Birthday to John George Adair and Charles Goonight!
Two very famous ranchers from the Texas Panhandle celebrated their birthdays within two days...
Happy Birthday, Admiral Chester Nimitz
It’s odd to me to think of Fleet Admiral (4-star) Chester Nimitz as a barefoot...
Happy Birthday, William Lewis Moody
William Lewis Moody was a businessman successful in banking and insurance, but more than...
Tex Ritter
“Tex” Ritter was born Woodward Maurice Ritter on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas. Texas born...
Gruene, TX — The Little Town that Was, Wasn’t, and Was Again
A large number of Germans immigrated to Texas in the 1840s and found the...
Where Ya Goin’?
This is a long weekend for many Texans. Yes, I know. The yard needs mowing,...