Happy Birthday, Doris Miller! (…and Mission Ysleta)
Doris Miller has got to be one of my favorite Texas heroes. (I know...
Happy Birthday, H. Ross Perot!
Henry Ross Perot was born June 27, 1930 in Texarkana, Texas. He became a...
Happy Birthday, “Babe” Didrickson Zaharias!
The Didricksons of Port Arthur, Texas named their new baby girl Mildred Ella, but...
San Juan de Bautista – Mother of Texas Missions
Mission San Juan Bautista, the “Mother of Texas Missions”, was founded on the feast...
Happy Birthday, Samuel Lucchese!
Samuel James Lucchese–bootmaker, son of a bootmaker, grandson of a bootmaker–was born November 9,...
Happy Birthday, Buddy Holly…You Are Missed!
Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7, 1936–the fourth child...
Remembering John Coffee “Jack” Hays
Texas Ranger John Coffee “Jack” Hays was born in the community of Cedar Lick...
Famous Texans Born in October
Several noteworthy Texans were born in the month of October! 2 George “Spanky” McFarland...
Happy Birthday, Ninia Lilla Baird!
On May 23, 1869, Ninia Lilla Harrison was born in Tennessee. She grew up...