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Texas Memorial Stadium where the University of Texas Longhorns play on the gridiron every fall. Over the years the stadium has expanded from its original capacity of 27,000 to over 105,000 today.

Two works of fiction that I read this summer were “Bridge on the Drina” by Ivo Andrić , and “The Walnut Mansion” by Miljenko Jergović. Both works focus on families or places over long periods of time; in the case of the former a town called Višegrad in Bosnia, and the case of the latter the beautiful city of Dubrovnik in Croatia.

have traveled to most of the fifty U.S states and to many countries around the world. I have seen some fantastic places. My recent excursion to western Alaska, however, ranks as one of the most memorable journeys I’ve ever taken.

Continuing on from an earlier posting called Moments of Film Magic, I have decided to make a go at a second series of film moments.

Rogosin argues that the integration of black baseball players into the major leagues was a forerunner of the civil rights movement.

World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, ending that deadly conflict, occurred just over one hundred years ago. For many tod

Edward Mandell House was a erudite, accomplished man who exercised tremendous influence on U.S. politics and world diplomacy in the first tw

August 25 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris.

June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landings in France that signaled the beginning of the culmination of the Second...

In the closing days of the First World War President Woodrow Wilson reluctantly agreed to send several thousand U.S. soldiers to Russia

I had a hard time putting down John Dos Passos journalistic work Tour of Duty.

I went to the Sicily-Rome American cemetery at Nettuno east of Anzio to pay tribute to many of my fellow Texans of the 36th Division.

This history of the little-known battle to free Manila from Japanese occupation in early 1945 is little known among the American public.

Contrary to my expectations, Venice was stunning. If you look past the gaping masses the city cannot but impress and awe you.

Eugene Sledge’s “With the Old Breed,” is a visceral account of his days island hopping across the Pacific as a U.S. Marine in 1944-45.

Jody Ferguson, Austin-based author and former senior Pentagon official, talks with Fox7 Austin about the recent coup attempt on the Kremlin.

Jody Ferguson, former senior Pentagon advisor, joins FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas to discuss the Chinese Spy Balloons...

Author Jody Ferguson interviewed on Fox 7 Austin to discuss Britteny Griner prisoner exchange with Russia

Author Jody Ferguson was profiled in a recent issue of Shoutout DFW. View the complete story here: https://shoutoutdfw.com/meet-jody-ferg...

Dr. Jody Ferguson discusses the use of drones in his latest interview discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Fox 7 Austin News