Happy Birthday, Dan Rather!
Newsman Dan Rather was born on October 31, 1931 in Wharton, Texas and earned...
Happy Birthday, Robert Rauschenberg!
Milton Ernest “Robert” Rauschenberg was born October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas. He...
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, Clayton Williams!
Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr. was born in Alpine, Texas October 8, 1931. After graduating...
Happy Birthday, Sterling Robertson and George “Spanky” McFarland!
October 2 is the birthday of two ground-breakers who lived more than a century...
Happy Birthday, Lorenzo de Zavala!
Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sáenz was born October 3, 1788 in Tecoh, Yucatán....
Happy Birthday, Bum Phillips! (You, too, General Cos and Bonnie Parker)
“Some days you win. Some days you lose…” the song says. It’s always interesting...
Happy Birthday, James Kerr and Billy Dixon!
Today we celebrate the birthdays of two charming characters of the Old West.
Happy Birthday, Larry Hagman!
Actor Larry Hagman became known the world over as the “face” of Texas playing...