Secessionists jump the gun at Alamo arsenal
As the sun rose over San Antonio on Feb. 18, 1861, scores of secessionists surrounded…
Browsing: This Week in Texas History
East Texas voters threw out the Sharpstown rascals
On Feb. 1, 1971, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a 47-page follow-up to…
Texas scout key to victory at Battle of Buena Vista
T he deadly game of cat-and-mouse that culminated in the Battle of Buena Vista began…
‘Life of the party’ on PGA tour
Jimmy Demaret trailed Dr. Cary Middlecoff by one stroke with five holes to go in…
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…
French plot to bring Napoleon to Texas
A boatload of Napoleonic exiles sailed from Philadelphia on Dec. 18, 1817 on a mysterious…
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…
U.S. botched pre-war purchase of Texas
The presidential emissary arrived at Mexico City on Nov. 26, 1845 prepared to pay top…