Road to Revolution: Santa Anna Besieges the Alamo
To help your students understand the timeline of the Texas Revolution, you may want...
Road to Revolution: Santa Anna’s Army Approaches
Mexico’s dictator and general, Santa Anna, was furious! Most of the citizens of Mexico...
Celebrate Texas History Month with our FREE game!
March is Texas History Month, but the tension was had been building since at...
Ernest Tubb, Texas’ Troubadour
On a cotton farm near Crisp, Texas (now a ghost town in Ellis County), Ernest...
The Day the Music Died
February 3, 1959 That’s “the day the music died” according to Don McLean’s 1971...
Capitol Groundbreaking
On February 1, 1882 the first shovelful of dirt was turned, laying the foundation...
Remembering John Coffee “Jack” Hays
Texas Ranger John Coffee “Jack” Hays was born in the community of Cedar Lick...
The First “Texit”
The United States Declaration of Independence begins with these words: When in the course...
Remembering Texas’ Role in NASA
History is not just about long-ago events. History is being made every day. I...
Did You Know…Popeye the Sailor was a Texan?
Cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar may have been born in Illinois, but Popeye the Sailor,...