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Sunday, July 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1870, Kiowa Chief Kicking Bird outfought a U.S. cavalry force at the Battle of the Little Wichita River in present-day … Continue reading Sunday, July 12, 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1985, Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first MLB player to record 4,000 strikeouts. Ryan, a native Texan, … Continue reading Saturday, July 11, 2026
Friday, July 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1938, Houston-born Howard Hughes took off from New York on his record-setting flight around the world. He circled the globe … Continue reading Friday, July 10, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1716, the Domingo Ramón expedition founded the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Nacogdoches Mission among the Nacogdoches Indians, with … Continue reading Thursday, July 9, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1860, mysterious fires swept Dallas, Denton, and Pilot Point on a 110-degree afternoon. The blazes sparked the statewide panic known … Continue reading Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1891, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury officially opened the new deepwater port at Velasco on the Brazos River. The boomtown flourished until … Continue reading Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Monday, July 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, German immigrants founded Texas’ first Sons of Hermann lodge in San Antonio. The fraternal insurance society is still headquartered … Continue reading Monday, July 6, 2026
Sunday, July 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1855, Governor Elisha Pease authorized James Hughes Callahan to lead a force across the Rio Grande after cross-border raiders. The … Continue reading Sunday, July 5, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026 Happy Independence Day! On this day in 1845, a convention assembled in Austin to consider the congressional resolution proposing the annexation of the Republic of Texas … Continue reading Saturday, July 4, 2026
Friday, July 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, USS Texas, America’s first commissioned battleship, helped destroy the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Santiago in Cuba. Her … Continue reading Friday, July 3, 2026
