We are happy to use this episode to introduce you to the Dicta. Podcast - a podcast about the cases that made us. An exploration …
With this episode we finish up our series on the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. We learn a little more about the background and we…
In this episode we return take a look at the man that made the famous shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls and hear from him …
With this episode we take a look at the man that made the famous shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls and hear from him about…
In 1874 a group of buffalo hunters were camped about a mile from the site of where representatives of the trading firm of Bent, S…
In June 1939 the Flake family, originally from Marshall, Texas bought a house in the 900 block East Annie Street in Fort Worth, T…
On May 31, 1783, a band of Mescalero Apaches killed a man named Fernando Veramendi near the presidio of San Juan Bautista in Coah…
Let's go to Polkafest on Memorial Day Weekend! In this episode Payton Matous joins the podcast to talk about the history and heri…
On May 5, 1718, Martin de Alarcon founded the San Antonio de Bexar Presidio on the west side of the San Antonio River, about a qu…
On May 4, 1847, Pope Pius IX established the Catholic Diocese of Galveston. From 1847 until 1874 the diocese covered all of Texas…
On May 3, 1968, a major medical advance occurred at Houston’s St. Luke’s Hospital. Surgeon Denton Cooley and his associates trans…
In lesson 17 we take a look at al-Andalus, Moslem Spain, and the Reconquista. The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Throu…
On May 2, 1874, Texas Governor Richard Coke, who was originally from Virginia, gave a man named John B. Jones command of the rece…
We celebrate May 1, 1718 as the day that San Antonio had its beginnings. The site had already been a very important one for a ver…
On April 30, 1926, Bessie Coleman, the first black person in the world to obtain a pilot’s license, died during a test flight bef…
On April 29, 1554 a severe storm blasted a convoy of four Spanish treasure ships. Three sank and one escaped. Four ships, the Esp…
On April 28, well a lot of things have happened on April 28th. I have a confession to make. Usually I have a hard time narrowing …
On April 27, 1950, the Barker Texas History Center opened on the University of Texas at Austin Campus. Today it is known as the E…
On April 26, 1854 the United States War Department ordered Randolph B. Marcy to assist Indian Agent Robert S. Neighbors in locati…
On April 25, 1875 three Black Seminole Scouts performed acts of bravery that earned them the Medal of Honor. If you want a little…
On April 24, 1931, O.P. DeWalt was assassinated. You might not have heard of Mr. DeWalt before so let’s fix that right now. I had…
On April 23, 1936, Roy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas. For y’all that don’t have the map of Texas tattooed on your brai…
On April 22, 1836, the day after the Battle of San Jacinto, modern Harris County near the city of Houston, Texian soldiers captur…
On April 21, 1836, after a lot of miserable experiences, constant retreating, and a lot of questions about Sam Houston’s decision…