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...
Waco Suspension Bridge is 155 years old!
The Waco Suspension Bridge collected its first toll January 1, 1871. Historic photo by...
The Bexar Remonstrance
On December 19, 1832, the residents of San Antonio became the first to hint...
The Red Rovers Came Over
On December 12, 1835 a group of 70 military volunteers calling themselves the Red...
President John F. Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The...
The Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange
When we think of the Stock Exchange, most of us think of Wall Street...
Arbuckle’s Cowboy Coffee
After the Civil War was over two brothers, John and Charles Arbuckle of Pittsburgh,...
Stephen F. Austin
Austin was born in Austinville, Virginia (near the historic town of Lexington, VA), where...
Of Bats and Bram Stoker
On the last day of October, it seems appropriate to post something with a...