History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1779 – John Paul Jones declares "I have not yet begun to fight!" (More info) 1846 – German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info) 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

Art On The Hoof is still going on at the Nave Museum through October 14th. "The Cattle Baron's Daughter," gave a glimpse of the powerful connection between art and what Henry Clay Koontz referred to as "the bovine aristocracy" of Texas.  This sets the stage for "Art On The Hoof...

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1793 – George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building (More info) 1837 – Tiffany & Young -- later Tiffany and Co. -- is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787 – The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (More info) 1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1504 – Michelangelo's 'David' is unveiled in Florence, Italy (More info) 1966 – The first 'Star Trek' series premieres on NBC (More info)

If you are a history buff, you're gonna love what they've done at the hospital in Yoakum. The history of the Yoakum Community Hospital is now on public display. The hospital recently unveiled a History Hallway in its main building.

1920 – The 19th amendment to the Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote (More info) 1939 – The first televised Major League Baseball game is broadcast (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1926 – Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies from a ruptured ulcer at the age of 31, sending tens of thousands of fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning (More info) 1939 – Germany and the Soviet Union shock the world by signing the Hitler-Stalin Pact (More info)

Sister M. Alberta Novosad of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word will be at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library on Wednesday, August 22 at 6:30 PM.  The library is located at705 E. Fourth St in Halletsville. Sister Alberta will give a short presentation on her book "Texas Footprints: in the sands of Time...

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat begins its trip up the Hudson River to Albany, New York, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world (More info) 1962 – East German border guards spur riots when they kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berli

Tonight @ 1900 (7pm). Marine Corps League will have a meeting. Please share information to any other Marines or FMF Corpsman. The meeting will be at VFW Hall 2001 Lova/VFW Drive P.S. great article in The Victoria Advocate on Mr. Shirley (MCL member)...