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Saturday, May 30, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1898, Gen. Nelson A. Miles ordered Theodore Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” to depart San Antonio for Tampa, Florida, ahead of the … Continue reading Saturday, May 30, 2026
Friday, May 29, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1939, the State Soil Conservation Board was organized in response to the devastating Dust Bowl of the 1930s. If you’re … Continue reading Friday, May 29, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, the Santa Rita No. 1 oil well in Reagan County blew in, ushering in the era of commercial oil … Continue reading Thursday, May 28, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, John Tower became the first Republican senator elected in the state since Reconstruction, winning a special election to fill … Continue reading Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1993, Texas Rangers outfielder Jose Canseco was immortalized for one of the most infamous bloopers in baseball history when a … Continue reading Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1966, Melvin B. Tolson received the annual poetry award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Tolson was a professor of … Continue reading Monday, May 25, 2026
Sunday, May 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1893, Texas purchased William Barret Travis’s famed 1836 Alamo letter for $85 from his great-grandson, preserving one of the state’s … Continue reading Sunday, May 24, 2026
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, Texas outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed in Louisiana, ending their two-year crime spree. See … Continue reading Saturday, May 23, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1971, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was dedicated at the University of Texas campus in Austin. Spring storms … Continue reading Friday, May 22, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1849, German immigrant and famed cabinetmaker Charles Steinhagen arrived in Galveston. Many of his pieces were collected by philanthropist Ima … Continue reading Thursday, May 21, 2026
