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Post dateNovember 16, 2016

Happy Birthday, Vice-President James Nance Garner and Wiley Post!

A LOT of famous Texans were born toward the end of November and the...
Happy Birthday, James “Red” Duke!
Post dateNovember 14, 2016

Happy Birthday, James “Red” Duke!

An icon is a symbol, and the Texas icon is larger than life–a maverick...
Happy Birthday, Governor Greg Abbott!
Post dateNovember 11, 2016

Happy Birthday, Governor Greg Abbott!

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was born in Witchita Falls, Texas on November 13, 1957....
Post dateNovember 9, 2016

Happy Birthday, Gail Borden!

Do you know what these three pictures have in common? To answer that question,...
Happy Birthday, Walter Cronkite!
Post dateNovember 4, 2016

Happy Birthday, Walter Cronkite!

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri on November 4, 1916,...
Happy Birthday, Lyle Lovett!
Post dateOctober 31, 2016

Happy Birthday, Lyle Lovett!

Country singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett was born November 1, 1957 in Houston, Texas...
Happy Birthday, Dan Rather!
Post dateOctober 28, 2016

Happy Birthday, Dan Rather!

Newsman Dan Rather was born on October 31, 1931 in Wharton, Texas and earned...
Post dateOctober 21, 2016

Happy Birthday, Robert Rauschenberg!

Milton Ernest “Robert” Rauschenberg was born October 22, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas. He...
Happy Birthday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower!
Post dateOctober 14, 2016

Happy Birthday, President Dwight D. Eisenhower!

Dwight David Eisenhower, who would become a beloved World War II General (Five Stars)...
Happy Birthday, Doris Miller! (…and Mission Ysleta)
Post dateOctober 12, 2016

Happy Birthday, Doris Miller! (…and Mission Ysleta)

Doris Miller has got to be one of my favorite Texas heroes. (I know...

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