Discontent flares into defiance at Alamo
On March 12, 1836, six days after the fall of the Alamo, Gen. Sam Houston sent an urgent message to Goliad ordering Philip Dimmit to meet him at Gonzales.
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Wigfall raises hell in Richmond
Upon hearing of Texas’ official secession, Louis T. Wigfall roared from the floor of the United States Senate on Mar. 7, 1861, “We have dissolved the Union! Mend it if you can! Cement it with blood!”
Dam breaks drenching Austin
Austinites packed the opera house on Mar. 1, 1890 to debate the pros and cons of the most ambitious public-works project in the history of the state capital – turning the Colorado River into a source of cheap electricity.
Mier mutineers meet Mexican misery
By Feb. 18, 1843, a week after the Mier mutineers escaped en masse from their Mexican captors, Santa Anna’s soldiers had rounded up most of them.
Mollie Bailey brings the circus to small towns
To the delight of children of all ages, Mollie Bailey brought her circus, a Texas institution for four fun-filled decades, to Conroe on Feb. 10, 1913.
Spanish Flu takes terrible toll on Texas
Just when Texans dared to think the Spanish Flu had finally run its course, on Feb. 4, 1920 the State Health Department reported 2,514 new cases in the previous 24 hours.
Killer ends brief flight of ‘Broadway Butterfly’
The maid tiptoed into the luxury suite with the high-priced view of Central Park on the morning of Feb. 2, 1924 careful not to disturb Louise Lawson, who always slept late.
Texans finally cross the state in 1888
The Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad reached the New Mexico state line on Jan. 26, 1888 making it possible at long last for Texans to ride all the way across their vast state.
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