Happy Birthday, Amon Carter!
As I’ve researched a number of famous people for this year’s Happy Birthday series, I’ve...
Happy Birthday, Dan Blocker!
Dan Blocker was born on December 10, 1928 in DeKalb in northeastern Texas, but the...
Happy Birthday, Pattillo “Bud” Higgins!
Pattillo “Bud” Higgins was born in Sabine Pass, Texas on December 5, 1863. He seemed...
Happy Birthday, Oliver Loving!
Oliver Loving, son of Joseph and Susannah Loving of Kentucky, was born December 4,...
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...