Personal attack is just what Sam needed
“Was the late secretary of war removed in consequence of his attempt fraudulently to give…
Browsing: Bartee Haile
Farmers fought ranchers for cheap West Texas land
The Borden County courthouse was the site of an anything-goes wrestling match on Feb. 27,…
‘Life of the party’ on PGA tour
Jimmy Demaret trailed Dr. Cary Middlecoff by one stroke with five holes to go in…
Houston made enemies as easily as friends
Outraged by the General’s defense of the Cherokees, Col. Sam Jordan grabbed an ax handle…
The great Texas flood of 1921
The Houston Chronicle reported on Sep. 12, 1921 that the number of confirmed fatalities in…
Texas’ future chief justice fought a duel
An angry John Hemphill demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 27, 1832 letter to the editor…
No Texas senator served longer than Sheppard
A century ago this week on July 27, 1918, Texas Democrats had one and only one…
Home run hitter had humor
Nolan Ryan was one out away from pitching his second no-hitter in as many months…
Air disasters nine years and fifty miles apart
Twenty-three minutes into the short hop from Houston’s Hobby Airport to Dallas Love Field on…
‘Von Ryan Express’ author a POW for 869 days
U.S troops liberated a German prisoner-of-war camp on April 29, 1945 bringing to an end…