Happy Birthday, Texas…Again!
Texas first joined the United States as the 28th sovereign state in the Union...
Two Texas Birthdays
March is Texas History Month! Did you know that both Sam Houston and the...
Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief and Statesman
On February 25, 1911 Quanah Parker died. Quanah was the son of Comanche Chief Peta...
The Gun that Won the West
On February 21, 1836 Samuel Colt was granted a U.S. patent for his “revolving...
Cortez Sets Sail for Mexico
Against the orders of the Governor of Cuba, Hernando Cortez set sail for Mexico...
The Louisiana Purchase
When Spain returned Louisiana to France in 1800, one of the stipulations of the...
Learn to Spot the Seeds of Conflict
In the last post, I issued a challenge to be on the lookout for...
Happy Birthday, Robert LaSalle and Baron de Bastrop
Some people in Texas’ history (okay…maybe several of them) are more than a little...
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, James “Red” Duke!
An icon is a symbol, and the Texas icon is larger than life–a maverick...