Today (thereabouts) in Texas History: Dallas burned, blamed on slaves, sparked Civil War
Dallas Morning News Clip On July 8 1860, a series of mysterious fires [...]
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07, 2018
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06, 2018
‘The Cold Spot’ of White Rock Creek, a history mystery (or maybe it’s nothing)
1. Part of Miller Road (renamed Fair Oaks)2. Greenville Avenue/Richardson Road5. Abrams Road10. ‘The [...]
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06, 2018
Nas’ new Nasir album cover features historical, chilling Dallas image
The photo by Mary Ellen Mark for Texas Monthly Nov. 1988 Five black [...]
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09, 2017
State Fair, we need to talk about when you had ‘Klan bands’
Texas Centennial Exposition Federal Building. (Library of Congress) The State Fair of Texas is [...]
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08, 2017
Look: Photos of Dallas in the 1970s
Photo via Vintage.es The Cowboys/Steelers rivalry, the bell-bottoms, the nouveau riche, the big [...]
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08, 2017
Hey Dallas ISD school board – Here are some Confederate school renaming options
As society grapples with what to do about the lingering shadow of the Confederacy on [...]
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04, 2015
Look Like A Silent Film Star
Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger’s 1959 book about the film industry’s formative years, is so juicy [...]
