Saturday, October 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle Forrest Gregg was born in Birthright. After attending SMU, he won the … Continue reading Saturday, October 18, 2025
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Friday, October 17, 2025
Friday, October 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1957, professional football player and wrestler Steve McMichael was born in Houston. Nicknamed “Mongo” and “Ming the Merciless,” he played … Continue reading Friday, October 17, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1916, Florence Griswold assembled a group of women at a luncheon at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. Together they … Continue reading Thursday, October 16, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker appointed Houston native Emmett Jay Scott to investigate allegations of unfair treatment of … Continue reading Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison. As supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, he planned and … Continue reading Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Monday, October 13, 2025
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
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
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
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
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