Article Archive

June

1

Folk Festival inaugurated in Kerrville
(1972)

New park opens to public
(1969)

Partisan leader promoted
(1864)

2

Major Neighbors returns to San Antonio after leading historic western surveying expedition
(1849)

Texas legislature establishes evanescent Wegefarth County
(1873)

Axe-wielding prohibitionist dies
(1911)

3

Bilingual instruction mandated in Texas schools
(1973)

Horse Marines splash into action
(1836)

Convention meets to discuss sectional crisis
(1850)

4

Booker T. Washington speaks at first Prairie View graduation
(1897)

David Dickson, future lieutenant governor, begins political career
(1845)

Border photographer documents Mexican Revolution
(1913)

5

Memucan Hunt, Texas diplomat and politician, dies
(1856)

Republic of Texas charters Independence Academy
(1837)

"Bandit Queen" marries for the last time
(1880)

6

Rudder's Rangers fight with distinction on Normandy beaches
(1944)

Texas rancher and traildriver born in Mississippi
(1836)

Texas Centennial Exposition opens
(1936)

7

Construction begins on future Fort Sam Houston
(1876)

Republic grants large tract to prospective colonizers
(1842)

Novelist dies after fistfight
(1979)

8

New airport opens in Houston
(1969)

Early Texas journalist heralds Long expedition
(1819)

Mexican governor arrested trying to cross into Texas
(1835)

9

Galveston rabbi officiates at founding of historic Texas Jewish congregation
(1870)

Texas poets wed
(1927)

Water-well contractor accidentally discovers first major Texas oilfield
(1894)

10

Lone Star Boys' State founded
(1940)

First armed clash between Anglo Texans and Mexican troops
(1832)

Moses Austin dies
(1821)

11

Fantasy author commits suicide
(1936)

Armed robbers hit state treasury
(1865)

Pioneer public-health doctor dies
(1991)

Luling philanthropist celebrates oil deal with huge barbecue
(1926)

12

Killing of sheriff precipitates ballad tradition
(1901)

El Paso County gives rock art site to state
(1969)

Refugee conductor gives "demonstration concert" in San Antonio
(1939)

13

President signs appropriation for Texas aviation station
(1940)

"Father of black Baptists in Texas" dies in La Marque
(1898)

Fraudulent petition seeks organization of Loving County
(1893)

First Texan on U.S. Supreme Court dies in New York City
(1977)

14

Higher education comes to vast Big Bend region
(1920)

"Texas bird lady" hatched in Corsicana
(1886)

Black San Antonio political leader dies
(1937)

15

Texas woman becomes the first black licensed pilot
(1921)

Race riot erupts in Beaumont
(1943)

Roberts family sells Nacogdoches landmark
(1901)

16

Northeast Texas community gets a post office
(1879)

French Colonists arrive at La Réunion
(1855)

Founder of Sacred Heart Academy joins Dominican order
(1863)

17

Water rises disastrously as rain gluts the Brazos rivershed
(1899)

"Thundering Sounds of the West" opens in Palo Duro Canyon
(1965)

First TSHA annual meeting held in Austin
(1897)

18

Historic ranch formed by partnership of legendary pioneers
(1876)

German church sues for return of art treasures
(1990)

Southwest Airlines takes to the air
(1971)

19

Belated emancipation forms the basis for Juneteenth celebrations
(1865)

"Cowboys' Christmas Ball" published
(1890)

Texas congressman calls Mexican president a "spineless cactus"
(1919)

20

Feudists intensify conflict by lynching
(1874)

Fort Clark established at Las Moras Springs
(1852)

Texas senator delivers speech against martial law
(1870)

21

Kate Ward begins her career as first river steamer on the Colorado
(1845)

Famous trial lawyer born in log cabin
(1902)

American Revolution reaches Texas
(1779)

22

Mexican general investigates Texans' restiveness
(1832)

Medical center for veterans opens in Kerrville
(1921)

Austin Colony settlers clash with Karankawas
(1824)

23

Pilot Wiley Post circles the earth to make aviation history
(1931)

Provisional government declares Texas independence
(1819)

Monument honors Alabama Indian subchief
(1990)

24

New fort anchors Texas line of frontier defense
(1851)

Pioneer Big Bend photographer dies
(1981)

San Juan Bautista Mission founded
(1699)

25

General Custer, once stationed in Texas, meets his Waterloo in Montana
(1876)

Ma Ferguson dies
(1961)

Civil War skirmish at Las Rusias
(1864)

Spurs are champions!
(1999)

26

Work Projects Administration establishes NYA
(1935)

Mexican garrison surrenders in prelude to Texas Revolution
(1832)

WFAA radio goes on the air
(1922)

27

Indian raiders strike again at Adobe Walls
(1874)

Legendary Texas naturalist born in Illinois
(1878)

Suffragist leads the way in Harris County
(1918)

28

Texas Senate ratifies women's right to vote
(1919)

Texas humorist wins record libel award
(1962)

Texas Jack Omohundro dies
(1880)

29

Democratic convention ends as split party agonizes over Catholic nominee
(1928)

Sculptor Elisabet Ney dies
(1907)

Residents of homestead community petition for incorporation
(1949)

30

Historic Frontier Echo publishes first edition
(1875)

Texas fiddler performs on first commercial country music recording
(1922)

Henry Flipper is dismissed from the military
(1882)

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