José Antonio Navarro – Texas Patriot
Neither fortune nor misfortune describe a man. José Navarro had plenty of both, but...
Martin de Leon
Born in 1765 in Nuevo Santander (now the Mexican state of Tamaulipas), Martín De...
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was born about 1490 in Jérez, Spain, the oldest...
El Diez y Seis de Septiembre
Why do some Texans celebrate El Diez y Seis de Septiembre (September 16), and...
General John “Black Jack” Pershing
John Joseph Pershing was born September 13, 1860 near Laclede, Missouri–the oldest son of...
Freedom Requires Vigilance
In 1841, the disgraced Mexican dictator Santa Anna once again became president of Mexico...
The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900
June 1 through November 30 is considered Hurricane Season with 80% percent of hurricanes...
Steamship Cayuga Sold
When I originally wrote this post, it began with this line: “On September 4,...
Discover Texas is Different
There’s a reason I named our state history program “Discover Texas”! The key word...
The Battle of Walker’s Creek
Sisterdale is always a favorite destination of ours–right down the road from Luckenbach.On June...