History

Cocktail Recipe: The Watergate Hotel’s Moonwalker

Mix up this out-of-this-world cocktail in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. To celebrate the...

C.M. Russell and the 1919 Victory Stampede

An exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of C.M. Russell’s participation in the Victory Stampede in Calgary now hangs in...

Our Favorite Quotes About Texas

Authors, musicians, journalists, and filmmakers have a lot to say about the great state of Texas. The July 2019 issue...

Historic Native American Sites in Texas

Interested in Native American history? Here are a few Texas sites to add to your Lone Star travel itinerary. Texas...

The First Denali Summit

On June 7, 1913, Walter Harper became the first to set foot atop North America’s highest peak. Alaska native...

A Brief Timeline of Texas Wartime Heroes

Stretching back to Texas’ own fight for independence from Mexico, tales have been told about the heroics of Texans...

A Brief History of the Frozen Margarita Machine

A brain freeze-inducing Mexican restaurant staple has its origins in Texas. Let them argue about who invented the margarita....

Happy 150th Birthday, Yellowstone National Park

Pack your bags and your party hats and head for Wyoming for our first national park’s big anniversary. On...