With Love from Valentine, Texas
Valentine, Texas does a good job of capitalizing on the name. You can address your...
Coronado’s Packing List, 1540
It’s amazing the things you can find on the internet. Really. And if you...
A Confederation of States
The Confederate States of America was organized on February 9, 1861. Most Southerners believed...
The Day the Music Died
February 3, 1959 That’s “the day the music died” according to Don McLean’s 1971...
Capitol Groundbreaking
On February 1, 1882 the first shovelful of dirt was turned, laying the foundation...
The First “Texit”
The United States Declaration of Independence begins with these words: When in the course...
Remembering Texas’ Role in NASA
History is not just about long-ago events. History is being made every day. I...
Texas Adopts the Lone Star Flag
On January 25, 1839, the congress of the Republic of Texas adopted the Lone Star...
Texas Ushers the World into the Petroleum Age
On January 10, 1901 drillers struck oil just south of Beaumont, TX. The discovery at...
The Luckiest Man in Texas
If you asked me to name the luckiest man in Texas, I’d put my...