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Sunday, June 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, legendary TCU quarterback Davey O’Brien was born in Dallas. In 1938, he became the first quarterback to win the … Continue reading Sunday, June 22, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, a two-day race riot erupted in Beaumont when a white woman accused a black man of assaulting her. Acting … Continue reading Sunday, June 15, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, avid bird-watcher Conger Neblett Hagar was born in Corsicana. Known as the “Texas bird lady,” she is credited with … Continue reading Saturday, June 14, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Houston Intercontinental Airport opened to commercial traffic. Renamed in honor of President George H. W. Bush in 1997, the … Continue reading Sunday, June 8, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, the Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park in Gillespie County opened to the public. In its first five years … Continue reading Sunday, June 1, 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1871, more than 100 Native Americans from the Fort Sill Reservation in Oklahoma attacked a wagon train on the Butterfield … Continue reading Sunday, May 18, 2025
Sunday, May 11, 2025 Happy Mother’s Day! On this day in 1964, construction began on Toledo Bend Reservoir. The reservoir has a surface area of more than 180,000 acres and … Continue reading Sunday, May 11, 2025
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1968, surgeon Denton Cooley and his associates at Houston’s St. Luke’s Hospital performed the first successful heart transplant in the United … Continue reading Saturday, May 3, 2025
Sunday, April 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1950, the Barker Texas History Center opened on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Now known as … Continue reading Sunday, April 27, 2025
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1897, reports of more than 38 “airships” began surfacing across 23 counties, mostly in North Central Texas. Witnesses described the … Continue reading Sunday, April 13, 2025
