Domingo Terán de los Rios becomes First Governor of Spanish Texas
On 23 January 1691, the Count of Galvez (as in Galveston) appointed Domingo Terán de...
Waterloo Chosen as Capital of Texas
Did you know that Austin was not always the capital of Texas? Several cities can...
Moses Austin Gets His Grant
On January 17, 1821 the government of New Spain finally granted Moses Austin’s request...
How Cold Was It?
Many Texans experienced snowfall and freezing temperatures during December and have weathered another round...
The Battle of Galveston
On New Year’s Eve 1862, the city of Galveston, Texas, had been seized and...
Doris Miller
President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Pearl Harbor Day, the day Japan launched an unprovoked...
The First Thanksgiving in Texas
Happy Thanksgiving! …but… Did you know the very FIRST Thanksgiving on American soil was...
The Curious Case of the Baron de Bastrop
Bastrop County as well as the cities of Bastrop, Texas and Bastrop, Louisiana were named...
Ben Milam
Benjamin Rush Milam–soldier, empressario, and entrepreneur–was born on October 20, 1788 in Frankfort, Kentucky. He...
Rafael Gonzales, Namesake of Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, capital city of the DeWitt Colony, was named in honor of Rafael Gonzales,...