March 06, 2004 Title: “John Cheese” It wasn’t easy, especially for them. They were different and just couldn’t seem to fit in with the rest of society.... Read more
Mary Jon and J.P. Bryan have opened The Bryan Museum this month in Galveston, Texas. J.P. Bryan has been a TSHA Fellow since 2012, has served as President in 1982–1983, and remains o... Read more
A snail can sleep for three years. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world... Read more
Our state is big, it’s wide, and it’s weird. Put those things together and you have a list of some amazing things about Texas. Beaumont to El Paso: 742 miles, Beaumont to Chicago: 770 miles... Read more
On March 2, 1836, with the Alamo under siege, delegates from across Texas met and declared their independence from Mexico. Feelings of Texas pride have remained strong ever since, going well... Read more
Flag Day Flag Facts Do you consider yourself an expert on the Stars and Stripes? You may know all about your state, or even international flags, but Flag Day is the perfect time to really pu... Read more
In 1901, the Cologne, Germany newspaper, Rheinishe Zeitung (RZ),published a story titled (translated) “The Unmasking of Houdini,” in which a chief of police, Schutzmann Werner Graff, accused... Read more
1. Everything really is bigger in Texas. At 268,596 square miles, Texas is the second largest state behind only Alaska. With 25.1 million people, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, it is the... Read more
Do you have a favorite song? Most of us do. If I were to bet, I would guess that your favorite is a song that came out at a very emotional time in your life. Maybe you were dating your hu... Read more
It has been hailed as one of the greatest boons to science in history. Well, at least to the research of ocean currents anyway. For the first time, oceanographers were able to calculate wi... Read more
