david921866Oct 20, 20231 minU.S. Senator Henry S. Foote - 1804-1880Senator Foote, a Virginian by birth, became the Democratic Governor of Mississippi 1852-1854. Then the Democratic U.S. Senator 1847-1852...
david921866Oct 17, 20231 minPresident Lamar Arrives in AustinOn October 17, 1839, President Mirabeau B. Lamar arrived in Austin with his cabinet and the records from Houston of the Republic of...
david921866Oct 11, 20231 minFirst Protestant Preacher in TexasThe first protestant to preach on Texas soil, Reverend Sumner Bacon, always carried his Bible and a loaded revolver. The Presbyterian...
david921866Oct 6, 20231 minThomas W. Ward – 1807-1872Captain Thomas Ward was a hero of the Texas Revolution before it began. The Irish-born member of the New Orlean’s Greys lost a leg at the...