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...
Happy Birthday, Gail Borden!
Do you know what these three pictures have in common? To answer that question,...
Happy Birthday, H. Ross Perot!
Henry Ross Perot was born June 27, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas. He became a...
Happy Birthday, Erastus “Deaf” Smith!
For a quiet man, Erastus “Deaf” Smith‘s name sure pops up a lot! I’ve...
Happy Birthday, Mance Lipscomb!
On April 9, 1895 a son was born to an ex-slave father and his...