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  WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1817, French pirate Louis Michel Aury resigned his Mexican commission to rule Galveston Island after his government was overtaken … Continue reading Wednesday, July 31, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1946, Houston Texans running back Warren McVea was born. The first black player for the University of Houston, he helped … Continue reading Tuesday, July 30, 2024

MONDAY, JULY 29, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1958, less than a year after the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation creating the … Continue reading Monday, July 29, 2024

FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1846, John Burwell “Texas Jack” Omohundro Jr. was born. A cowboy, hunting guide, and stage actor, he is credited with … Continue reading Friday, July 26, 2024

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1953, Staff Sgt. Ambrosio Guillen of El Paso was killed in action in Korea, earning the Medal of Honor for … Continue reading Thursday, July 25, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1893, Josephine Lucchese, internationally acclaimed opera singer and daughter of famous bootmaker Sam Lucchese, was born in San Antonio. She … Continue reading Wednesday, July 24, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1895, actress Florence Arto was born in Houston. She appeared in 59 feature films, many of which were directed by … Continue reading Tuesday, July 23, 2024

MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1887, Henry Harold Brookes began publishing the Panhandle Herald, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Texas Panhandle. For the … Continue reading Monday, July, 22. 2024

FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1878, legendary outlaw Sam Bass was fatally wounded by Texas Rangers while trying to rob a bank in Round Rock. … Continue reading Friday, July 19, 2024

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1931, the Red River Bridge War erupted over the delayed opening of a bridge connecting Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma. … Continue reading Tuesday, July 16, 2024