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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1839, the schooner San Antonio was commissioned into the Texas Navy. Armed with five twelve-pound cannons, she was lost at … Continue reading Wednesday, August 7, 2024

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1842, British knight and retired naval officer Charles Elliot arrived in Galveston as his country’s ambassador to the Republic of … Continue reading Tuesday, August 6, 2024

MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1870, the International Railroad Company received a charter to build a line from the south bank of the Red River … Continue reading Monday, August 5, 2024

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1937, the Texas Legislature passed the Soil Conservation Law in response to the Dust Bowl, establishing soil and water conservation … Continue reading Saturday, August 3, 2024

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1882, Roy Bean was appointed justice of the peace for Pecos County. His eccentric behavior and unorthodox rulings earned him … Continue reading Friday, August 2, 2024

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1949, Fannie Pearl Surratt was appointed sheriff of Montgomery County. The only woman ever to hold the position, she is … Continue reading Thursday, August 1, 2024

  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

SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1964, San Antonio-born Edward Higgins White II was selected as the pilot for the Gemini 4 space flight, a mission … Continue reading Saturday, July 27, 2024