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Sunday, August 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1835, Nacogdoches city attorney Antonio Menchaca warned the governor that Texans there planned to disarm local Mexicans. The Texas Revolution … Continue reading Sunday, August 23, 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1989, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers became the first pitcher in MLB history to reach 5,000 career strikeouts. Ryan finished … Continue reading Saturday, August 22, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1968, Staff Sgt. Marvin Young was killed near Ben Cui, Vietnam, while helping his men evacuate after being ambushed. The Alpine … Continue reading Friday, August 21, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1886, a hurricane and the fire it touched off all but wiped out Indianola, then the busiest Texas port after … Continue reading Thursday, August 20, 2026
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1895, Constable John Selman shot gunfighter John Wesley Hardin in the back of the head at El Paso’s Acme Saloon. Selman’s … Continue reading Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1813, Spanish general José Joaquín de Arredondo crushed the Republican Army of the North south of San Antonio. Fewer than … Continue reading Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Monday, August 17, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1915, a Category 4 hurricane came ashore at San Luis Pass with 130 mph winds, killing 275 people along the Texas … Continue reading Monday, August 17, 2026
Sunday, August 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, Sam Houston’s great-granddaughter unveiled the bronze equestrian Sam Houston Monument at the entrance to Houston’s Hermann Park. Lumberman John … Continue reading Sunday, August 16, 2026
Saturday, August 15, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1855, the first Feast of the Assumption celebration was held in Fayette County’s Czech community of Mulberry and Hottentot (later … Continue reading Saturday, August 15, 2026
Friday, August 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1932, a Category 4 hurricane roared ashore just east of Freeport with 150 mph winds, killing 40 people. It dumped nearly … Continue reading Friday, August 14, 2026
