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Friday, July 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1919, the Longview Race Riot broke out, fueled by a newspaper article about a purported relationship between a local black … Continue reading Friday, July 11, 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1900, the state of Texas granted a charter to the Rosenberg Library Association of Galveston. The Rosenberg Library, opened in … Continue reading Thursday, July 10, 2025

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1716, the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches Mission was founded by the Domingo Ramón expedition at the site … Continue reading Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1935, former Texas A&M athletics director John David Crow was born in Marion, Louisiana. He won the Heisman Trophy as … Continue reading Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Monday, July 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1891, the U.S. secretary of the treasury officially opened the new port of Velasco near the site of Old Velasco … Continue reading Monday, July 7, 2025

Monday, June 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, the Frontier Echo published its first edition in Jacksboro. The newspaper, which focused on the cattle industry in West … Continue reading Monday, June 30, 2025

Friday, June 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1930, businessman and politician Ross Perot was born in Texarkana. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he founded Electronic … Continue reading Friday, June 27, 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1832, up to 200 Mexican soldiers under the command of Domingo de Ugartechea surrendered to a band of Texans commanded … Continue reading Thursday, June 26, 2025

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, the USS Texas was hit by two German 240mm shells off the coast of Cherbourg, France. The blast destroyed … Continue reading Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, the first class of navigator trainees graduated from the newly established San Marcos Army Airfield. The installation was one … Continue reading Tuesday, June 24, 2025