Happy Birthday, Jules Bledsoe
Everyone has a birthday, but what do you do if no one remembers what...
Happy Birthday, Janis Joplin and Oveta Culp Hobby
Author’s note: Wednesday was the day Texas State Sales Taxes are due. Since I’m...
Julia Lee Sinks, Texas Historian
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 18, 1817, Julia Lee moved to Texas with her...
Happy Birthday, A. J. Foyt
Today we wish a happy birthday to Texas race car driver A. J. Foyt–“Super...
Tex Ritter
“Tex” Ritter was born Woodward Maurice Ritter on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas. Texas born...
Nana Gollner
On January 8, 1919, a little girl was born to the Gollner family in...
James Walker Fannin
James Walker Fannin was born on the first day of 1804 in Marion, Georgia...
Ida Weisselberg Hadra
Today is the 155th birthday of Ida Weisselberg Hadra. She was born in Castroville...
Empresario David G. Burnet
David Gouverneur Burnet was born April 14, 1788 to parents of status. His father served...
Empresario Haden Edwards
Haden Edwards was one of the first Texas empresarios. His father was a senator who...