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Monday, October 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1845, the voters of the Republic of Texas overwhelmingly approved an ordinance to accept annexation to the Union as the … Continue reading Monday, October 13, 2025

Sunday, October 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, 15-year-old George B. Dealey went to work as an office boy for the Galveston News. In 1885, he founded the … Continue reading Sunday, October 12, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1930, decorated U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Sam Johnson was born in San Antonio. Johnson represented much of Collin County … Continue reading Saturday, October 11, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1890, the first Bloys Camp Meeting was held in the Davis Mountains for ranching families that could not regularly worship … Continue reading Friday, October 10, 2025

Thursday, October 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1871, Governor Edmund J. Davis imposed martial law in Freestone County in response to reports of coercion and fraudulent voting … Continue reading Thursday, October 9, 2025

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1926, the Witte Memorial Museum opened in San Antonio. Today, the Witte Museum houses over 320,000 artifacts that showcase the history and … Continue reading Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, military historian and political commentator Oliver North was born in San Antonio. North was a Marine Corps platoon commander … Continue reading Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Monday, October 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1839, Ben McCulloch—a Texas Ranger, U.S. marshal, and Confederate general—was wounded in a duel with a friend of Alonzo B. … Continue reading Monday, October 6, 2025

Sunday, October 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1903, geophysicist M. King Hubbert, born in San Saba, predicted in 1956 that U.S. oil production would peak in 1970 … Continue reading Sunday, October 5, 2025

Saturday, October 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, doctors in Laredo diagnosed the first case of smallpox in what would become a local epidemic of more than … Continue reading Saturday, October 4, 2025