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Today is Monday, September 18, 2017
Today in
Texas History
1865 - John B. Stetson designed the first real cowboy hat. The Texas Rangers wore it for its versatility and durability.
1933 - At Monument Hill, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas dedicated a new vault.
1929 - Julius Myers died in San Antonio, TX. He is considered the last town crier in America.
1944 - At Best, Holland, Lt. Robert G. Cole was killed by a sniper during "Operation Market Garden." He was rewarded a Medal of Honor for his heroic actions the previous day.
1944 - In the Palau Islands, Charles Howard Roan jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. A Texas historical marker was placed on his family plot in the cemetery in Claude, TX.
1962 - The American League held a meeting in New York to explore the possibilities of major league baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Although the idea was deemed worthy, league owners rejected Kansas City A's owner Charley Finley's attempt to move his team to the metroplex.
Texas Quote
In the covered wagon days, if a baby was born in Texarkana while the family was crossing into the Lone Star State, by the time they reached El Paso, the baby would be in the third grade.
- Wallace O. Chariton
Today in
Texas History
1865 - John B. Stetson designed the first real cowboy hat. The Texas Rangers wore it for its versatility and durability.
1933 - At Monument Hill, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas dedicated a new vault.
1929 - Julius Myers died in San Antonio, TX. He is considered the last town crier in America.
1944 - At Best, Holland, Lt. Robert G. Cole was killed by a sniper during "Operation Market Garden." He was rewarded a Medal of Honor for his heroic actions the previous day.
1944 - In the Palau Islands, Charles Howard Roan jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. A Texas historical marker was placed on his family plot in the cemetery in Claude, TX.
1962 - The American League held a meeting in New York to explore the possibilities of major league baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Although the idea was deemed worthy, league owners rejected Kansas City A's owner Charley Finley's attempt to move his team to the metroplex.
Texas Quote
In the covered wagon days, if a baby was born in Texarkana while the family was crossing into the Lone Star State, by the time they reached El Paso, the baby would be in the third grade.
- Wallace O. Chariton