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Monday, August 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, the 90th Division of the U.S. Army was activated at Camp Travis in San Antonio. Composed of members from … Continue reading Monday, August 25, 2025

Sunday, August 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1882, the town of Ben Ficklin—then county seat in Tom Green County—was destroyed in a flash flood that killed 65 … Continue reading Sunday, August 24, 2025

Saturday, August 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1877, Texas Rangers captured state fugitive John Wesley Hardin in Pensacola, Florida, killing one of his accomplices. Hardin served 17 … Continue reading Saturday, August 23, 2025

Friday, August 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1920, cardiothoracic surgeon Denton Arthur Cooley was born in Houston. In 1962, he founded The Texas Heart Institute, and in … Continue reading Friday, August 22, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1938, singer and songwriter Kenny Rogers was born in Houston. He recorded 24 No. 1 hits, including the 1980 Grammy … Continue reading Thursday, August 21, 2025

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation of peace between the United States and Texas, officially ending the Civil War. … Continue reading Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1749, four Apache chiefs buried a hatchet in a peace ceremony in San Antonio, signifying the tribe’s conversion to Christianity … Continue reading Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Monday, August 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1813, an army of Spaniard royalists defeated a republican force in the Battle of Medina about 20 miles south of … Continue reading Monday, August 18, 2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1842, The Telegraph and Texas Register mistakenly announced the death of John Henry Moore, one of the Old Three Hundred … Continue reading Sunday, August 17, 2025

Saturday, August 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, country music singer and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver was born in Corsicana. Johnny Cash praised him as “one of … Continue reading Saturday, August 16, 2025