‘Life of the party’ on PGA tour
Jimmy Demaret trailed Dr. Cary Middlecoff by one stroke with five holes to go in…
Author Bartee Haile
Sam Houston left diplomats in the dark
Fearing for their safety and wondering what next to do, two Texas diplomats sent an…
Sam Houston the loser in ‘archives war’
On the night of Dec. 30, 1842, Angelina Eberly sounded the alarm that dealt Sam…
Houston made enemies as easily as friends
Outraged by the General’s defense of the Cherokees, Col. Sam Jordan grabbed an ax handle…
Texas survived state-splitting schemes
When the Reconstruction constitutional convention reconvened on Dec. 4, 1868, Radical Republicans sharpened their knives…
Alamo Cenotaph part of Centennial Celebration
In a solemn ceremony on Nov. 13, 1940, the Alamo Cenotaph was formally dedicated as…
‘Pig War’ baron made a mess of everything
“How fatal that man will be to France!” a Spanish general predicted in a Nov.…
Two promoters brought rodeo into 20th century
Col. William T. Johnson, the powerful promoter who turned rodeos into a big business, was…
Parrs ran the show in Duval County
On Oct. 22, 1952, a leading Lone Star daily newspaper asked the election-eve question, “Can…
Connally came so close to vice presidency
R ather than go to prison, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned on Oct. 10, 1973…