Local History

In 2015, the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park became one of only 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the …

Though Willie Mae Thornton, better known as “Big Mama Thornton,” was born in Montgomery, Alabama, it was in Houston that …

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Lauren Anderson fell in love with ballet at the age of 6 after seeing “The Nutcracker.

For two decades, Houstonian Barbara Jordan was a leading presence for the Democratic Party, paving the way for African-American women in …

Philanthropist Ima Hogg, most often called Miss Ima, was a lifelong patron of the arts, beginning to play piano at …

In 1922, Niels Esperson, an oil tycoon who called Houston home, died suddenly of a heart attack while on a …

While the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation established in 2013, the heart of the foundation goes back decades.

The Houston Coalition for the Homeless is celebrating 40 years of providing services and aid to the homeless population and …

Houston is home the state’s oldest public park, Emancipation Park.

Do you know of the time when the Astros had a game in the Astrodome rained out, despite no water …

While it’s another city in Texas that’s known for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, did you know he …

Houston loves being America’s Space City now, but do you know just how close it came to not having NASA’s …

Tradition is important – especially as we wrap up this most unconventional year – and Houston has some magnificent holiday …

In 2004, Houston got its first Christmas Eve snow in history, after an arctic front blasted through southeast Texas and …

The USS Battleship Texas launched in May 1912 and served through both World Wars before being declared a museum ship …

The Alley Theatre is Texas’ oldest, and one of America’s leading, nonprofit theatre companies.

Where were you Labor Day weekend, 1989? If you were in Houston, chances are you or someone you know were …

Though better known for space and Tex-Mex, Houston also contributed to the burgeoning hip-hop scene beginning in the 1980s.

In 1949, oil tycoon Glenn McCarthy opened the $21 million Shamrock Hotel. To ensure maximum publicity, McCarthy invited 2,000 guests, …

Born in 1793, Sam Houston ran away from home as a teenager to join the Cherokee and became known as …

If you head west of downtown to 3695 Overture Drive, you’ll discover an abandoned, signless palace befitting of Dr. Evil. …

The Houston Rodeo was started because America needed a special kind of cow.

Builder, banker, publisher and politician Jesse H. Jones was once known as Mr. Houston. An eighth-grade dropout, he arrived in …

National Women’s History Month was created to highlight the many unsung female figures in our nation’s history. Each of us …

Fall is here and even though we’re escaping 100-degree weather, we’re still hitting 100s over the city.

Houston didn’t have a deep-water port until 1914. For years, the harbor was too shallow to allow anything but barges …