MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1851, Fort Belknap was founded in Young County in North Texas, becoming the northernmost outpost in the line of frontier … Continue reading Monday, June 24, 2024

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1819, a coalition led by James Long established a new government in an attempt to liberate Spanish Texas. Long was … Continue reading Saturday, June 22, 2024

FRIDAY JUNE 21, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1845, the Kate Ward was launched at Matagorda, becoming the first steamboat to operate on the Colorado River. It was … Continue reading Friday, June 21, 2024

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1852, Fort Clark was established at Las Moras Springs in Kinney County, near present-day Brackettville. It was home to several … Continue reading Thursday, June 20, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1865, Union general Gordon Granger read the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, news of which eventually spread to the 250,000 slaves … Continue reading Wednesday, June 19, 2024

TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1971, Southwest Airlines began flying out of Love Field in Dallas. Before the new carrier could get off the ground, … Continue reading Tuesday, June 18, 2024

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1965, the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation produced the first showing of “Thundering Sounds of the West,” a sound and light … Continue reading Monday, June 17, 2024

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1920, Sul Ross State University opened its doors to seventy-seven students in Alpine, the county seat of Brewster County. Today, … Continue reading Friday, June 14, 2024

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing $25 million to build Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. The 20,000-acre base is … Continue reading Thursday, June 13, 2024

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1969, El Paso County gave the prehistoric Hueco Tanks to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The three 450-foot-tall granite … Continue reading Wednesday, June 12, 2024