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Monday, April 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, a gunfight erupted in Laredo during a parade to celebrate the victory of the Botas (“Boots”) over the Guaraches … Continue reading Monday, April 7, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley implanted the first artificial heart in a human at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. The device … Continue reading Friday, April 4, 2025

Thursday, April 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1888, historian Walter Prescott Webb was born in Panola County. As the director of the Texas State Historical Association, he … Continue reading Thursday, April 3, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2003, Texas Rangers slugger Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in MLB history to hit 300 home runs. He was … Continue reading Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, journalist William Cowper Brann was gunned down in Waco. The publisher of the controversial Iconoclast magazine, Brann routinely railed … Continue reading Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Monday, March 31, 2025 Good morning! On this day 1878, boxer Jack Johnson was born in Galveston. In 1908, he became the first black world heavyweight champion, a title he … Continue reading Monday, March 31, 2025

Friday, March 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, 1,200 Texas Confederate soldiers who were serving in Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley’s Army of New Mexico clashed with … Continue reading Friday, March 28, 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1836, at least 342 Texans were executed by Mexican soldiers in the Goliad Massacre. Their deaths, in addition to those … Continue reading Thursday, March 27, 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1948, Hector P. Garcia and 700 other Mexican American veterans met in Corpus Christi to organize the American G.I. Forum. … Continue reading Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1843, 17 Texans were executed in Salado, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the infamous Black Bean Episode. When 176 members of the … Continue reading Tuesday, March 25, 2025