Monday, April 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1983, Houston Astros ace Nolan Ryan recorded the 3,509th strikeout of his career, surpassing Walter Johnson to become Major League … Continue reading Monday, April 27, 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1899, actor Guinn “Big Boy” Williams was born in Decatur. His most notable roles were in western films Dodge City … Continue reading Sunday, April 26, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1838, the United States and the Republic of Texas signed the Convention of Limits, establishing the western bank of the … Continue reading Saturday, April 25, 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, the president of the Houston NAACP was assassinated. O. P. DeWalt worked as a real estate agent and school … Continue reading Friday, April 24, 2026

Thursday, April 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, future Democrat governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. was born in Uvalde. The last Texas governor to serve a two-year term … Continue reading Thursday, April 23, 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1873, the Texas legislature repealed the 1870 law authorizing the State Police, which was established during Reconstruction in response to … Continue reading Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1836, Sam Houston’s army routed Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, shouting “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!” … Continue reading Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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