Why did Schurz oppose the Philippines' annexation? Why did the Virginia Company establish settlements in North America? Why was the annexation of Texas important for the U.S.? Why did the newly formed United States need to convene the Constitutional Convention?
Why did Christopher Columbus, who never set foot on North America, get a national holiday in his name This is in sharp contrast to Juan Ponce de Leon (who arrived in Florida in 1513), Alonso Alvarez de Pineda (whose ships arrived in what’s now known as Corpus Christi Bay in Texas in...
Why didn't anti-slavery leaders support the annexation of Texas? Why were slaves taken from Africa? Why was the extended family important to slaves in the U.S.? Why did the Fugitive Slave Act anger Northerners? Why did Europeans participate in the Atlantic slave trade?
You'll probably sleep better tonight knowing this bit of Texas history. Big thanks to Rodger Brown for answering my emails about this. Also hats off to Rudy Fernandez for walking across the hall to tell me all of this. Speaking of Clyde, did you know you could rent this amazing VRBO in...
But at least we now know what cities might be at risk for being a target if we did enter into a nuclear war. Worst Places to Be in Texas During Nuclear War If we engage in nuclear war you will want to avoid these places in Texas. Sign up for the KFYO Newsletter FBI Warning: ...
power of driven set of circumstances. And I think we're moving. We know it's more like that than it was. And we see the dot plot. And if you look at history, so that's what I'm saying, I think is pretty clearly going on. I mean, why did they move from California to Texas...
just 20 percent or so of adult Americans drink 9 out of every 10 bottles of wine sold in the U.S. That’s why I was anointed the Wine Curmudgeon more than a decade ago by the food editor at the Star-Telegram newspaper in Forth Worth, Texas. My job, then as now — to speak for...
Hernandez, a sales associate in Houston, who immigrated to the United States from her native Columbia 13 years ago, had been infected with COVID-19 when her unvaccinated 3-year-old son passed it along after contracting it -- as did his teachers and eight of his 11 classmates -- as he ...
(the original Bonnie) left the show. They did refer to Clyde a couple of times as Clyde America and the Hiney Wine Factory was located behind the First Baptist Church on Main Street in "Clyde America." The description of the city, factory, church, and address was fake and was part of...
Texas charm, a promoter's guile, and real talent made Shelby a world-famous race driver by 1959, when he won LeMans for Aston Martin. A heart condition soon ended his track career, so Shelby turned to his dream of building the world's quickest sports car. The result was a stark ...