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Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, August Siemering founded the German-language Die Freie Presse für Texas in San Antonio. It ceased publication in 1945. A yearlong fight … Continue reading Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Monday, July 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1879, the Texas legislature authorized selling state land in 52 western counties for fifty cents an acre. The law was … Continue reading Monday, July 14, 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, July 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, Baylor College of Medicine opened in a former Sears store in Houston. It was initially founded in 1900 in … Continue reading Saturday, July 12, 2025

Friday, July 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1919, the Longview Race Riot broke out, fueled by a newspaper article about a purported relationship between a local black … Continue reading Friday, July 11, 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1900, the state of Texas granted a charter to the Rosenberg Library Association of Galveston. The Rosenberg Library, opened in … Continue reading Thursday, July 10, 2025

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1716, the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches Mission was founded by the Domingo Ramón expedition at the site … Continue reading Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1935, former Texas A&M athletics director John David Crow was born in Marion, Louisiana. He won the Heisman Trophy as … Continue reading Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Monday, July 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1891, the U.S. secretary of the treasury officially opened the new port of Velasco near the site of Old Velasco … Continue reading Monday, July 7, 2025

Sunday, July 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, the Dr Pepper Company was incorporated in Dallas. The popular soda was first made in 1885 by Waco pharmacist … Continue reading Sunday, July 6, 2025