At this year’s KPRC 2 Juneteenth Celebration, employees were able to enjoy some fun-filled activities while also celebrating freedom this Thursday.

Wednesday marks 30 years since the Waco siege that left at least 75 members of the Branch Davidian sect dead.

Do you profess to be a Houston history junkie, a die-hard Houston Zoo fan, or perhaps a genuine zookeeper with a soft spot for trivia? Just how deep does your Houston Zoo knowledge go? Take a few minutes, answer the questions, and see how many you can get right.

In celebration of the institution’s centennial, we dug through history books and archives to unearth some wild and wonderful facts about the Houston Zoo.

Here we highlight the lives and legacies of six trailblazing women with Houston ties whose names you might not recognize — but who nonetheless made a profound impact on music history in Texas and beyond.

Today marks the 186th anniversary of Texas’ independence from Mexico. Now’s as good a time as any to test your Texas trivia.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a 90-year-old institution touted as one of the world’s largest gatherings of cattlemen and cowboy sportsmen, has returned after a lengthy hiatus due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

SUGAR LAND, Texas About 2.5 years after workers stumbled upon the first skeletal remains during construction of a Fort Bend Independent School District Career and Technical Center, the school district published a 500-page report honoring the Sugar Land 95.Its not speculation, its archeology, a true historical report that documents all of this, said Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Dr. Charles Dupre. RELATED: Sugar Land 95 reburied, public memorial planned for springThe report includes a roster of 72 African American men who worked and died on Bullhead Convict Labor Camp in the late 1890s and early 1900s, part of a horrific and state-sanctioned prison labor system, who were likely buried in some of the 95 unmarked graves. The roster includes William Crawford, who records suggest was a 21-year-old married man accused of forgery and was gunned down trying to escape the prison camp. Researchers have secured funding for the first batch of DNA extractions, officials wrote on the Fort Bend ISD website. Additional funding will be needed to fund the remaining DNA extractions, analysis, comparisons to existing databases, public outreach, and genealogical studies.Read more here.

HOUSTON Gerald D. Hines was known for his commitment to architectural excellence, superior engineering and integrity. Hines at the time the Hines firm was founded in 1957 (Tim Connolly, Hines)His true love was building. Gerald D. Hines brought innovation, excellence in design, the efficiency of construction and sustainability to the international real estate investment and development world as perhaps no builder of our time has done. No city (bears) his signature as clearly as does Houston and in Houston the Uptown / Galleria area is his grandest triumph, said John Breeding, President of Uptown Houston, in a statement. Here are seven signature properties in Texas developed by Gerald Hines.

BELLAIRE, Texas – Located along Loop 610, you’ll find a 3.6 square mile city surrounded by Houston, West University Place and Southside Place. Known as the City of Bellaire, this suburb of Houston offers plenty of restaurants, coffee shops and parks for its population of nearly 17,000. In the early development of the city, Bellaire was targeted by Midwestern farmers as an agricultural trading center. Today, Bellaire continues to operate as a council-manger form of government and has successfully resisted annexation by Houston. Visitors and residents can find several markers placed around town, sharing its history dating back to 1908.

HOUSTON – The Houston Museum of African American Culture is scheduled to reopen on Juneteenth after the COVID-19 closure. “Juneteenth really represents when all Americans were free,” said John Guess, Jr., CEO of HMAAC. There’s the prospect of a quote on quote, ‘freedom,’” said Guess. The conversation of race is at the forefront in our country, considering the death of George Floyd and protests calling for equality for the African American community. The museum is located 4807 Caroline in Houston’s Museum District.

HOUSTON Emancipation Park Conservancy hosted a virtual Juneteenth event so despite COVID-19, people can continue to learn about Juneteenth. Every year, thousands of people flock to Emancipation Park for the annual Juneteenth celebration, but this year, it was quiet. Emancipation Park was purchased by four people in 1872 to commemorate the end of slavery and provide a place for the annual Juneteenth celebrations. During segregation, Emancipation Park was the only public park African Americans could use. Emancipation Park is the oldest park in Houston and one of the oldest across the state.

I do not doubt that other black families around the state were engaged in similar celebrations for the day saluting African American heritage. It is the African American Fourth of July; the Emancipation Proclamation its Declaration of Independence. Along the way, I educated myself about black history, picking up bits and pieces from stories in Afrocentric publications, like Jet and Ebony magazines. However, according to Turner, there was a noticeable shift in Juneteenth celebrations after World War I. (Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 crisis and social distancing measures, this years Juneteenth celebrations remain uncertain.)

With many fascinating landmarks and destinations, one would never imagine Texas is home to one of the world’s smallest churches. Located at 3490 South Highway 237, you’ll find the St. Martin Catholic Church, an 18 x 14 feet structure that is credited as the world’s smallest active worship Catholic church. Well at least, that’s what the sign next to the parish states: “Historical Worlds Smallest Active Worship Catholic Church St. The parish contains some of the original fixtures including the altar and tabernacle and statues from the original church. Although the size of the church has a limited occupancy, thousands of visitors visit the church and cemetery each year.

Although researchers can’t determine the exact city of Brodbeck’s flight, they can all agree that the airship was destroyed. Jacob Brodbeck's airplane after it crashed in 1865 (Daughters of the Republic of Texas)Years later, the Wright brothers achieved the first powered airplane flight in 1903. After arriving from Los Angeles, Frenchmen, Louis Paulhan made history as the first person to fly an airplane in the Lone Star State. The flight happened at 2:30 p.m. at Aviation Camp in South Houston and admission was $1. Read the Houston Post’s coverage after the historical eventA few weeks later, Lt. Benjamin Foulois would follow the footsteps of Paulhan, completing a similar flight in San Antonio.