Connally came so close to vice presidency
R ather than go to prison, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned on Oct. 10, 1973…
Author Bartee Haile
The legendary gunfighter who never was
The cold-blooded murder of an unarmed man on Oct. 1, 1875 was Johnny Ringo’s contribution…
Elvis adjusts to Army life at Fort Hood
With basic training under his belt, Elvis Presley left Texas on Sept. 18, 1958 and…
The great Texas flood of 1921
The Houston Chronicle reported on Sep. 12, 1921 that the number of confirmed fatalities in…
Forgotten heroes of the Korean War
A 20-year-old corporal from Fort Hancock sacrificed his life on the night of Sept. 6-7, 1952…
Famous Ranger haunted by scandalous skeleton
Under the assumed name of George Washington Arrington, an Alabama fugitive enlisted in the Frontier…
Texas’ future chief justice fought a duel
An angry John Hemphill demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 27, 1832 letter to the editor…
Gov’s goon squad terrorized Texas
The trigger-happy state police opened fire without warning on a crowd of Saturday shoppers in…
Covert mission payback for Mexican raids
At Bird’s Fort north of present-day Arlington, the Snively Expedition officially disbanded on Aug. 7,…
Blind orphan whistled through life
With the encouragement of his piano teacher at the Texas School for the Blind, Fred…