Houstorian Calendar, The: Today in Houston History

Houstorian Calendar, The: Today in Houston History
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781467139878
ISBN-13 : 1467139874
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Book Synopsis Houstorian Calendar, The: Today in Houston History by : James Glassman

Download or read book Houstorian Calendar, The: Today in Houston History written by James Glassman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: September 4, 2000, was Houston's hottest day on record, as well as Beyoncé's nineteenth birthday. Sam Houston was elected president on September 5, 1836. The city was awarded a National League baseball franchise on October 17, 1960, and on November 1, 2017, the Astros won their first World Series. On December 13, 1882, the Capitol Hotel became Houston's first public building to get electricity. Tragedy struck on April 16, 1947, when a ship carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded alongside a Texas City dock. James Glassman captures every single day of the year in the prism of Houston history, from the Texas Revolution to the moon landing.


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