The speaker of the House in Texas has instructed the Legislature to study the implications of annexing parts of eastern New Mexico, but commissioners in Roosevelt County say they were caught off-guard by the.proposal www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan into law which provides billions of dollars in aid to European nations #otd in 1948. youtu.be/UBQKtYECRIE?...

Bruno Hauptmann, the man convicted in the abduction and death of the son of Charles Lindbergh, was executed #otd in 1936 in New Jersey. youtu.be/QyqV06BEiJE?...

#Otd in 1968, in a televised address from the Oval office about the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared "I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president." youtu.be/1HPiXDKyGus?...

The Civilian Conservation Corps was established #otd in 1933 with the aim of addressing rampant unemployment. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks about the program. youtu.be/4I89ewscXPA?...

U.S. President Ronald Reagan was wounded during an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr in Washington D.C. #otd in 1981 youtu.be/PRTFyWb9fQU?...

Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev is elected Soviet Premier #otd in 1958. youtu.be/gE7prosh5RM?...

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“Viola is one of the most abused and exploited elephants still on the road” Viola was born in Asia, brought to the U.S. after being captured in the 1970s. Since then, she has been made to perform in circuses. 200 shows annually, despite … arthritis, swollen feet and other health issues.

U.S-led coalition forces fire the first missiles on Baghdad in a campaign of "Shock and Awe" marking the start of the Iraq War #otd in 2003. youtu.be/LpK2lB1nVGE?...

U.S. House of Representatives opens its sessions to live cameras via CSPAN #otd in 1979. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RuqP...

The Academy Awards ceremony is first televised #Otd in 1953. youtu.be/iOtp4dli7-4?...

Following the deadline for @govmlg.bsky.social to sign or veto bills passed in the recent legislative session, local lawmakers weigh in on what was accomplished and what was blocked. www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

President Dwight Eisenhower signs into law a proclamation granting statehood to Hawaii #otd in 1959 making it the 50th in the union. youtu.be/ryugBN0tCO4?...

A circus and the controversy surrounding one of its elephants came to Roswell on March 6. www.rdrnews.com/news/local/c...

Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is elected the first and only ever President of the Soviet Union #otd in 1990 youtu.be/4J60B8ImpC4?...

#Otd in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson, in a joint address to Congress, urges lawmakers to pass the Voting Rights Act and shows solidarity with demonstrators in Selma by saying "we shall overcome." youtu.be/VbFmicUTb_k?...

Legislation nationalizing the Iranian oil industry passes the Iranian Parliment #otd in 1951 youtu.be/DJo9pj1I2Sg?...

The 304-year rule of the Romanov Dynasty comes to an end #otd in 1917, when Czar Nicholas II abdicated his throne youtu.be/6XKB_91i5WA?...

“I'm still shoveling manure. Now I'm just doing it in Santa Fe. We just move it from one place to another,” Sen. Steve Lanier, R-Aztec and GOP primary candidate for governor said to an audience in Roswell this past Monday. #nmpol www.rdrnews.com/news/local/l...

Tuesday was the filing deadline for Democrats and Republicans looking to run for legislative and county offices in New Mexico. Chaves County will have several races with contested Republican primaries. www.rdrnews.com/news/local/h...

A legislative subcommittee tasked with investigating crimes allegedly committed at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch has made headlines. My interviews with two members of the committee. #nmleg www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

Filing deadline for county and state representative races ahead of the June 2 primary is Tuesday. My preview of races in Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties. #nmpol www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

Demonstrators march in Selma, Alabama for voting rights in what would become known as "Bloody Sunday" #OTD in 1965 youtu.be/a6InULio9fo?...

Five people are wounded in the U.S. Capitol building when four Puerto Rican nationalists open fire #otd in 1954 youtu.be/4iL42L0HewY?...

The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh is abducted from the Lindbergh family residence in East Amwell, NJ #otd in 1932 youtu.be/C4e0BSMzCrw?...

The front page of West Chester County's Daily Local News #otd in 1991 was dominated by coverage of the Gulf War ceasefire, which came into effect after coalition forces drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.

Six people are killed and more than a thousand injured when a truck bomb explodes inside a parking garage of the World Trade Center #otd in 1993 youtu.be/i7UPXkXLHGc?...

A Portales woman has been invited to Washington D.C. by Democratic U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez for an alternate State of the Union event. www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2026/0...

The largest peace demonstration in history takes place in 600 cities around the globe in a show of opposition to the expected U.S-led invasion of Iraq #otd in 2003 youtu.be/DkW7ILnYMVo?...

#Otd in 1933, a failed assasination attempt was made on U.S. President-Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt while he gives a speech in Miami. Instead the shooter, Giuseppe Zangara hit the mayor of Chicago who was present and dies from his wound days later youtu.be/SUNrv1F09-g?...

One overlooked thing about the bonding bill signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday: it raises vehicle registration fees and imposes new taxes on electric and hybrid vehicles. www.artesianews.com/governor-sig...

The New Mexico Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to prohibit local governments from contracting with the federal government to detain people with pending immigration cases. A spokesperson for the governor said she will sign the bill www.artesianews.com/new-mexico-s...

#Otd in 1959, rock singers Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, "The Big Bopper" die when their charter plane crashes in Iowa. The event becomes known as "The Day the Music Died" youtu.be/k9ysfTO1Dfw?...

My latest: @kenmiyagishima.bsky.social bows out of the race for the Democratic nomination, instead opting to run for governor as an independent. #nmpol www.currentargus.com/2026/02/demo...

The Senate Judicary Committee voted 5-3 to send HB 9 banning immigrant detention contracts to the Senate floor. Here is my story on Friday's vote on the House floor. www.currentargus.com/2026/02/immi...

@govmlg.bsky.social's public safety agenda faced a setback Thursday, when a committee blocked a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would allowed judges to more easily hold individuals in custody accused of certain violent felonies www.currentargus.com/2026/01/luja...

A proposal by state Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo to impose a surtax on renewable energy produced within New Mexico was defeated in Committee. #nmleg www.ruidosonews.com/dems-block-r...

An amended version of HB 9, which seeks to ban counties from entering into agreements to house immigrants on civil immigration violations, passed another House committee Wednesday on a 7-4 vote www.currentargus.com/2026/01/immi...

An amended version of HB 9, which seeks to ban counties from entering into agreements to house immigrants on civil immigration violations, passed another House committee Wednesday on a 7-4 vote. www.ruidosonews.com/immigrant-de...

#HD66 state Rep. Jimmy Mason opts not to seek reelection. #nmpol www.artesianews.com/new-mexico-r...

#Otd in 1973, the Paris Peace Accords are signed, marking the end of U.S. millitary involvement in Vietnam youtu.be/gA2mRQGbyMA?...

Less than a week into the 30-day legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has already scored legislative wins, with three of her top priority bills having already passed the New Mexico Senate. #nmleg www.artesianews.com/lujan-grisha...

Winston Churchill, then the former British prime minister, died #otd in 1965 youtu.be/fzJL8lsKoCg?...

In a nationally-televised address, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces that an agreement has been reached to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War #otd in 1973 youtu.be/q2z__Qi0B78?...

North Korean naval forces attack and seize the USS Pueblo and take the American personnel on board hostage #otd in 1968 youtu.be/l2WbVaslFZ0?...

Aviator Charles Lindbergh testifies against the Lend-Lease Act which would provide U.S. aid to Great Britain in what would become known as World War II #otd in 1941. youtu.be/LTOrQNnlMYU?...

On Thursday, a bill to ban counties from entering into immigration detention contracts cleared its first legislative committee. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/immi...

New Mexico House Republican leaders responded to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's State of the State address on Tuesday while laying out thier wish list for the 30-day legislative session. #nmleg www.currentargus.com/2026/01/gop-...