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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

Monday, March 24, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1825, the Mexican legislature passed a law promoting the colonization of Coahuila and Texas through land grants and temporary exemption … Continue reading Monday, March 24, 2025

Saturday, March 22, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1894, a group of jobless men coming from Los Angeles arrived in El Paso en route to a march on … Continue reading Saturday, March 22, 2025

Friday, March 21, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1934, actor Al Freeman Jr. was born in San Antonio. He is best remembered for his starring role as police … Continue reading Friday, March 21, 2025

Thursday, March 20, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1949, blues singer and pianist Marcia Ball was born in Orange. Her album Presumed Innocent was named the 2002 Blues … Continue reading Thursday, March 20, 2025

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1840, a bloody conflict erupted between Texas soldiers and a delegation of Comanches at the Council House in San Antonio, … Continue reading Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1836, the Republic of Texas President David G. Burnet and his cabinet arrived at a plantation called Groce’s Retreat in … Continue reading Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Monday, March 17, 2025 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On this day in 1855, the first law school in Texas was established at Austin College in Huntsville. The liberal arts college … Continue reading Friday, March 17, 2025

Friday, March 14, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1940, King Ranch president Robert J. Kleberg met with other livestock professionals in Fort Worth to form the American Quarter … Continue reading Friday, March 14, 2025