Monday, April 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1924, Waco native Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe made his professional singing debut at Aeolian Hall in New York City. The … Continue reading Monday, April 20, 2026

Sunday, April 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, the federal government’s 51-day siege of the Branch Davidians’ Mount Carmel Center near Waco came to a fiery end … Continue reading Sunday, April 19, 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, entrepreneur C. A. Tannahill opened the country’s first laundromat in Fort Worth. The “Wash-a-teria” contained four electric washing machines … Continue reading Saturday, April 18, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2012, the Texas Rangers baseball team hit six home runs en route to beating the Boston Red Sox 18-3 at … Continue reading Friday, April 17, 2026

Thursday, April 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Dick “Night Train” Lane was born in Austin. The son of a pimp … Continue reading Thursday, April 16, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1937, country and rockabilly singer Bob Luman was born in Nacogdoches. His biggest hit was Lonely Women Make Good Lovers. A … Continue reading Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1689, Alonso De León named the Guadalupe River near the site of present-day Victoria during an expedition to find and … Continue reading Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Monday, April 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1709, an expedition led by Franciscan fathers Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares and Isidro Félix de Espinosa reached the … Continue reading Monday, April 13, 2026

Sunday, April 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1836, General Santa Anna’s army captured Thompson’s Ferry on the Brazos River as Sam Houston’s army retreated eastward toward San … Continue reading Sunday, April 12, 2026

Saturday, April 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, novelist and World War II prisoner of war David Westheimer was born in Houston. A B-24 navigator, he was … Continue reading Saturday, April 11, 2026