June 18, 2008 / Local History

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ALL THINGS HISTORICAL

Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger brought the full force of the United States military establishment to Galveston and proclaimed the Civil War at an end and all wartime proclamations by President Abraham Lincoln in effect in the Lone S More...

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS

Ex big leaguer makes champions of longhorns
BY BARTEE HAILE

The University of Texas beat Washington State 3-0 on Jun. 23, 1950 and became the first college baseball team ever to win back-to-back national championships. More...

30 years of press clippings a public service of the History Center

ONE YEAR AGO Major Phillip Gage completes year-long training program in the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Gage is a 1990 graduate of Diboll High School and 1994 graduate of Texas A & M University. More...