Episodes

  • The Santa Claus Bank Robbery – December 23, 1927

    The Santa Claus Bank Robbery – December 23, 1927
    Dec 23 2024
    December 23, 1927. Cisco, Texas. It had been a chilly week in the run up to Christmas. And though balmier days were ahead, it was still chilly as the 3500 residents of the bustling little town prepared for Christmas. Founded 49 years earlier, by 1927, the town’s economy was largely driven by farming, ranching, and […]
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    12 mins
  • The Republic of Fredonia – December 16, 1826

    The Republic of Fredonia – December 16, 1826
    Dec 17 2024
    December 16, 1826. The town of Nacogdoches at the time was an established, but small community, estimated at between 500 and 1000 people. But it stood at a crossroads touching the edges of the immigrant Anglo colonists pushing further into Texas, the indigenous populations, being displaced but still dominant in their lands and feared in the colony, […]
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    9 mins
  • Blood on the Tracks – December 15, 1899

    Blood on the Tracks – December 15, 1899
    Dec 17 2024
    December 15, 1899. Marfa, Texas. Philipine Krupp and her son Cornelius, residents of Houston, had been staying at the ranch of Lacy and Mary Jane Duncan. The ladies headed to town in a horse drawn carriage to do some shopping. With them was another young lady from Houston, and Mary Jane’s granddaughter, seven year old Inez Coalson. And on […]
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    7 mins
  • The Trial of Ray Adams – December 14, 1928

    The Trial of Ray Adams – December 14, 1928
    Dec 17 2024
    The city is Dallas TX. And the location is the old Dallas County courthouse — the courtroom of District Judge C. A. Pippen. It’s Friday afternoon and five days of rain have given way to mild temperatures for December with highs in the mid-60’s. But in the jury room things aren’t so mild. And the trial of Ray […]
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    10 mins
  • Trailer – It Happened Today In Texas

    Trailer – It Happened Today In Texas
    Dec 17 2024
    Meet your host Rhett Callahan as he invites you to follow along with our new Texas history podcast.
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    2 mins