/tags/history history en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:10:00 GMT /news/2025-04-02/rockwall-acquires-land-namesake-rock-wall After decades away from public viewing, the mysterious rock formation that gave the North Texas city its name could be put on display again. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:10:00 GMT /news/2025-04-02/rockwall-acquires-land-namesake-rock-wall Priscilla Rice /arts-culture/2025-02-10/it-feels-surreal-dallas-asian-american-historical-society-finds-a-home-in-the-cedars The nonprofit’s first brick-and-mortar space at the South Side on Lamar building will help the organization store and grow its archives. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-02-10/it-feels-surreal-dallas-asian-american-historical-society-finds-a-home-in-the-cedars Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access /arts-culture/2025-01-27/i-didnt-know-why-they-wanted-me-dead-reflections-from-three-holocaust-survivors-in-texas International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:07:06 GMT /arts-culture/2025-01-27/i-didnt-know-why-they-wanted-me-dead-reflections-from-three-holocaust-survivors-in-texas Sarah Asch /news/2025-01-24/deep-ellum-foundation-grant-art-dallas-history The Dallas Cultural Trail will take users through the Design District, Deep Ellum and Fair Park, highlighting each neighborhood's culture, art and history. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:02:58 GMT /news/2025-01-24/deep-ellum-foundation-grant-art-dallas-history Olla Mokhtar /arts-culture/2024-12-16/fair-park-the-epicenter-of-racial-politics-in-dallas ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-12-16/fair-park-the-epicenter-of-racial-politics-in-dallas ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Staff /news/2024-12-02/a-look-at-the-legacy-of-dallas-freedmens-towns ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Recovering the Stories video series chronicles historic communities of color across Dallas, taking a closer look at how subjects like police brutality and gentrification have disproportionately affected these neighborhoods. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:46:01 GMT /news/2024-12-02/a-look-at-the-legacy-of-dallas-freedmens-towns ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Staff /arts-culture/2024-11-15/new-documentary-north-dallas-freedman-town-katie-johnson-warren Herstory: Life in North Dallas Freedman Town explores the life of Katie Johnson Warren in the segregated community of a Dallas freedman town. The film premieres this weekend at the Dallas African American Museum. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:31:28 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-15/new-documentary-north-dallas-freedman-town-katie-johnson-warren Zara Amaechi /news/2024-10-21/historical-marker-forney-reeves-henry-mechanic Reeves Henry was a formerly enslaved man who became an inventor, mechanic, blacksmith and prominent North Texas businessman around the turn of the 20th century. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-21/historical-marker-forney-reeves-henry-mechanic Priscilla Rice /news/2024-07-11/kera-fm-celebrates-50-years-of-serving-north-texas-listeners The station first began broadcasting on July 11, 1974. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-11/kera-fm-celebrates-50-years-of-serving-north-texas-listeners Pablo Arauz Peña /texas-news/2024-06-06/how-one-austin-neighborhood-paved-the-way-for-a-culture-of-central-air-conditioning In 1954, 21 families moved into homes in Austin’s Allandale neighborhood. They did so under one condition: They would be the subject of an experiment. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:21:30 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-06/how-one-austin-neighborhood-paved-the-way-for-a-culture-of-central-air-conditioning Audrey McGlinchy