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This Texas spring of 2013 is downright perplexing. During Wednesday evening’s ride with our bicycling mayor, Betsy Price, on one of her “rolling town halls,” and later with the Fort… more →
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May 25 in San Antonio history...
wrote 3 hours ago: 1690 First Mass in Texas is performed at Mission Nuestro Padre San Francisco de los Tejas on the coa … more →
May 24 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 day ago: 1927 Preparations are under way to ship what’s left of the Army dirigible C-43 back to Scott Field, … more →
May 23 in San Antonio history...
wrote 2 days ago: 1924 Announcement was made of the purchase of the San Antonio Light newspaper by William Randolph He … more →
May 22 in San Antonio history...
wrote 3 days ago: 1938 An infant respirator and incubator and oxygen tent purchased through popular subscription by th … more →
May 21 in San Antonio history...
wrote 4 days ago: 1906 Members of First Baptist Church joined hands and sang the doxology while mortgages on the build … more →
May 20 in San Antonio history...
wrote 5 days ago: 1884 City Council approved $10,000 for paving Commerce from Main Plaza to the bridge with mesquite b … more →
May 19 in San Antonio history...
wrote 6 days ago: 1927 The premiere showing of “Wings,” a war picture filmed in San Antonio, will be held at the Texas … more →
May 18 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1987 The San Antonio Spurs draw the #1 pick today for the June 22 draft lottery. The Spurs plan to … more →
May 17 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1887 Ignatius Coyle smashes the image of Saint Theresa at the Alamo Church and is arrested by Captai … more →
May 16 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1876 Military telegraph communication between Washington D. C., San Antonio and other military post … more →
May 14 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1716 The Spanish Council of War approves a site on the San Antonio River for a fortified presidio. T … more →
May 13 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1734 The first foundation stone of San Fernando Church, between Main and Military Plazas, was laid. … more →
May 12 in San Antonio history...
wrote 1 week ago: 1953 Possibility of a tornado in the San Antonio area was forecast by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Hail … more →
May 11 in San Antonio history...
wrote 2 weeks ago: 1939 Terrell Hills and Olmos Park are incorporated. 1946 The San Antonio Board of Health ordered the … more →
May 10 in San Antonio history...
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 1723 The King of Spain issues a royal cedula ordering that 400 families be transported from the Cana … more →
May 9 in San Antonio history...
wrote 2 weeks ago: 1932 The USS Akron, mightiest of the dirigibles, passed over the Smith-Young Tower at dusk today. Ha … more →
May 8 in San Antonio history...
wrote 2 weeks ago: 1914 County officials planned special ceremonies when the old Bexar County courthouse was demolished … more →
May 7 in San Antonio history...
wrote 2 weeks ago: 1877 Abraham Wolff and Daniel Marx form a partnership and go into business together as Wolff & M … more →
May 6 in San Antonio history...
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wrote 2 weeks ago: 1942 L.W. “Woody” Whitworth, a Navy ship’s cook from Boerne, is captured by Japanese forces when Cor … more →
