Cole Strehlow

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1836, captured Mexican General Santa Anna agreed to withdraw his forces and lobby his government to recognize Texas independence in … Continue reading Tuesday, May 14, 2024

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1865, more than a month after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate and Union forces clashed at … Continue reading Monday, May 13, 2024

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1937, Life magazine ran a feature on Mary Lucy Kyle Hartson, the only female mayor in Texas. The 72-year-old great-grandmother … Continue reading Friday, May 10, 2024

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1979, Houston’s Orange Show was opened to the public. Considered the state’s leading example of “folk art environment,” the open-air, … Continue reading Thursday, May 9, 2024

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1846, American forces under Gen. Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops in the battle of Palo Alto north of present-day Brownsville … Continue reading Wednesday, May 8, 2024

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1861, author and women’s suffrage advocate Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker was born. Her book, A New History of Texas, was … Continue reading Tuesday, May 7, 2024

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1864, General Hood’s Texas Brigade suffered severe losses during the Battle of the Wilderness, while former Texas merchant Leopold Karpeles … Continue reading Monday, May 6, 2024

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1846, Mexican forces opened fire on Fort Texas (later known as Fort Brown) near present-day Brownsville, marking the beginning of … Continue reading Friday, May 3, 2024

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1874, Gov. Richard Coke appointed John B. Jones to lead the Texas Rangers’ newly formed Frontier Battalion, whose primary task … Continue reading Thursday, May 2, 2024

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 Good morning! On This Day in 1718, San Antonio de Valero Mission was founded by a Franciscan priest. It later became known as the Alamo and … Continue reading Wednesday, May 1, 2024