NEWSTALK 860 » Texas History http://ksfa860.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Scientists Explore Civil War Wreck off Galveston http://ksfa860.com/scientists-explore-civil-war-wreck-off-galveston/ http://ksfa860.com/scientists-explore-civil-war-wreck-off-galveston/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:06:11 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=89958 The Houston Chronicle reports the Union Navy's USS Hatteras was sent to the bottom on January 11, 1863, about 20 miles from Galveston. The Hatteras went down while the rest of the Union fleet bombarded the Confederate Garrison on Galveston Island.

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A new Alamo custodian, a city bond issue and efforts to revitalize downtown San Antonio are driving a fresh outlook for the site of an early Spanish mission and the famous 1836 battle during the short war for Texas independence.

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Today's Lufkin Daily News has an editorial that sums up the meaning and importance of this day as well any we've ever read.  We can't improve on it, so here it is in its entirety.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/happy-texas-independence-day/feed/ 0 via flickr/brian l romig Survivors Mark Anniversary of USS Houston Sinking http://ksfa860.com/survivors-mark-70th-anny-of-uss-houston-sinking/ http://ksfa860.com/survivors-mark-70th-anny-of-uss-houston-sinking/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:14:20 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=49480 Today, March 1st, is the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the Navy cruiser USS Houston off the coast of Java during World War II.

Some of the handful of survivors are in Houston this week to remember their comrades who didn't make it, and tell the remarkable story of what happened to them as prisoners of war.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/survivors-mark-70th-anny-of-uss-houston-sinking/feed/ 0 US Navy Photo -- USS Houston - 1930-1942 East Texas May Lose Historic Attraction http://ksfa860.com/east-texas-may-lose-historic-attraction/ http://ksfa860.com/east-texas-may-lose-historic-attraction/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:16:27 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=45637 A long time east Texas attraction may have to close down because of cash flow problems.  If the popular Texas State Railroad can't get a cash infusion soon and find ways to make money 12 months a year, its managers say it will go out of business this week.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/historic-prison-rodeo-arena-demolished/feed/ 0 via flickr/zina@ameritech.net Birther Alert: Was Eisenhower Born in Tyler? http://ksfa860.com/birther-alert-was-eisenhower-born-in-tyler/ http://ksfa860.com/birther-alert-was-eisenhower-born-in-tyler/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:21:02 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=38569 President Barack Obama isn't the first president to have his birthplace questioned.  A lot of people in Tyler, Texas say President Dwight D. Eisenhower, our 34th President, claimed he was born in Tyler for most of his life.

So how did Denison, Texas get to be known as "Eisenhower's Birthplace"?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/birther-alert-was-eisenhower-born-in-tyler/feed/ 0 via flickr/bobindrums Lawyer Finds Loophole to Keep Houston Astros in National League http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-finds-loophole-to-keep-houston-astros-in-national-league/ http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-finds-loophole-to-keep-houston-astros-in-national-league/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:53:13 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=27546 A Houston attorney says he has found a way to keep the Houston Astros in the National League.  He says moving to the American League could violate the team's stadium lease agreement with the Harris County/Houston Sports Authority.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lawyer-finds-loophole-to-keep-houston-astros-in-national-league/feed/ 0 via flickr/markhodgins TXDOT Rejects Putting Confederate Battle Flag on Texas License Plates http://ksfa860.com/txdot-rejects-putting-confederate-flag-on-texas-license-plates/ http://ksfa860.com/txdot-rejects-putting-confederate-flag-on-texas-license-plates/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:26:20 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=26064 The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has voted unanimously against a proposal to allow Confederate battle flags on vanity license plates.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/txdot-rejects-putting-confederate-flag-on-texas-license-plates/feed/ 0 More States Using "Robo-Deer" Decoys to Catch Poachers http://ksfa860.com/more-states-using-robo-deer-to-catch-poachers/ http://ksfa860.com/more-states-using-robo-deer-to-catch-poachers/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:44:27 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=19447 Nighttime deer poachers beware — that shadowy figure on the side of the road might be a remote-controlled robot -- a "robo-deer."

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The records -- many that are decaying or being destroyed due to a mix of events and conditions -- contain information about famous Texans and ordinary residents during the  historic periods.  For some people, such as African Americans, the records may contain the only information that exists about their ancestors.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-history-is-crumbling-to-dust/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Newsmakers Galveston Flight Museum Moving to Houston http://ksfa860.com/galveston-flight-museum-moving-to-houston/ http://ksfa860.com/galveston-flight-museum-moving-to-houston/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:46:21 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=9215 The Lone Star Flight Museum, a popular tourist attraction in Galveston for 23 years, is all set to move inland to a new and safer home at Houston’s Ellington International Airport.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/whatever-happened-to-tyler-beauty-who-was-crowned-miss-america/feed/ 0 via Flickr user aeillill Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa Not Seaworthy – Needs Major Repairs http://ksfa860.com/galvestons-tall-ship-elissa-not-seaworthy-needs-major-repairs/ http://ksfa860.com/galvestons-tall-ship-elissa-not-seaworthy-needs-major-repairs/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:54:06 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=6884 The official tall ship of Texas is in trouble.  The iron and steel bottom of the three-masted 1877 barque Elissa is nearly rusted through in places, and that has forced the U.S. Coast Guard to declare the historic vessel is not seaworthy.

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