Texas History
Anson Jones boarded a ship at Galveston on Jul. 11, 1838 for the long, roundabout trip to Washington, D.C.
After standingroom- only services in a large local church on Jun. 5, 1890, Fort Worth’s 23,000 residents paid silent tribute to the town’s first true hero by lining the route to the cemetery or walking behind the casket to the grave where Alfred S. Hayne was laid to rest.
Democrats gathered in San Antonio on May 23, 1917 for their biennial state convention, where once again booze was the biggest bone of contention.
On or about Mar. 16, 1882, “Mysterious” Dave Mather posted bail, walked out of the Dallas County jail and skipped town.
Deciding the time had come to sing his own songs, Mac Davis recorded “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” on Mar. 1, 1972.
An expectant hush fell over the Fort Worth courtroom, as the defendant in the most sensational Texas murder trial in generations took the witness stand on Feb. 14, 1912.
