Wayback Wednesday

The Dallas Cowboys are back in Oxnard, Calif., for their monthlong training camp. The Golden State has long been a base of operations for the Cowboys –…

In 1967, famed landscape artist Peter Hurd unveiled a portrait of then-President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was to be Johnson's official portrait and would…

It's common knowledge that in 1621 the first Thanksgiving was celebrated at Plymouth. But some say the “real” first Thanksgiving took place more than 20…

Bevo, the bovine booster of the University of Texas Longhorns, is a nearly century-old institution.There have been 14 incarnations of the mascot, with the…

In 1966, Gordon Knight quite literally dodged a bullet.The longtime Austin American-Statesman newspaper salesman should’ve been walking his usual beat on…

One hundred eight years ago, Harper Baylor Lee’s hobby became something more than that.The 24-year-old worked for the Central Mexican Railroad in…

The “Godzilla” El Niño that brought plenty of rainfall to Austin – and record flooding to parts of Central Texas – last year is no more, and Austinites…

Today is the birthday of sorts for Texas’ favorite brain tonic: Dr Pepper.The first DP was served in 1885 in a Waco pharmacy by proto-soda jerk Charles…

Well, it’s summer. And, if there are any certainties in this life, you’re bound to hear people complaining about the heat – you’re also likely to see a…

Well, yesterday was flag day – a day that marks the anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. flag, Betsy Ross' famed stars and stripes design.But, if…