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Saturday, August 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, General Hood’s Texas Brigade helped capture a federal battery of artillery in the Battle of Second Manassas. It was … Continue reading Saturday, August 30, 2025
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1877, Texas Rangers captured state fugitive John Wesley Hardin in Pensacola, Florida, killing one of his accomplices. Hardin served 17 … Continue reading Saturday, August 23, 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, country music singer and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver was born in Corsicana. Johnny Cash praised him as “one of … Continue reading Saturday, August 16, 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1946, the last Confederate reunion was held at Camp Ben McCulloch in Hays County. The annual reunion was organized in … Continue reading Saturday, August 9, 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1832, Texas settlers refused an order to surrender their arms to José de las Piedras, commander of the Mexican battalion … Continue reading Saturday, August 2, 2025
Saturday, July 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1877, Capt. Nicholas Nolan led a party of 40 Tenth U.S. Cavalry troopers and 24 buffalo hunters on an expedition … Continue reading Saturday, July 26, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1903, a proclamation was issued from the steps of the Texas Capitol offering a $50,000 reward for the discovery of … Continue reading Sunday, July 13, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1919, the Texas Senate ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, becoming the first state in the South to … Continue reading Saturday, June 28, 2025
Saturday, June 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1902, trial lawyer Percy Eugene Foreman was born in Bold Springs. Among his most famous clients were James Earl Ray, … Continue reading Saturday, June 21, 2025
Saturday, May 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1912, actor and comedy writer Dave O’Brien was born in Big Spring. He is well known for his portrayal of … Continue reading Saturday, May 31, 2025