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At the time it is the largest outdoor concert in history and is entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. June 1, 1987 - The former Shamrock Hilton hotel is demolished as part of the Texas Medical Center expansion efforts despite protests from historical preservationists.
The Oral History of Houston; A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, published 1912, hosted by the Portal to Texas History; True stories of old Houston and Houstonians: historical and personal sketches / by S. O. Young., published 1913, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
As of October 2020, the museum has a presidential exhibit, including Abraham Lincoln's death mask. The “National Funeral Museum of Houston” also displays several facts and information about the impact of African-American history on the funeral industry as well as famous African-American people who have passed away and their impact on the world.
The Texas Archive War was an 1842 dispute over an attempted move of the Republic of Texas national archives from Austin to Houston and, more broadly, over President Sam Houston's efforts to re-establish Houston as the capital of Texas.
An eighth person has died in the Houston area following severe weather that lashed the city and surrounding Harris County with 100 mph winds, officials said Monday, and more than 192,000 customers ...
Later, a locally produced documentary appeared, entitled The Case of Joe Campos Torres, which focused on the history of police misconduct in Houston. In the year following his death, a poetic song by vocalist and activist Gil Scott-Heron appeared, titled "Poem for José Campos Torres", reflecting the struggles surrounding racism and police ...
This was the largest murder trial in US history. [3] A total of 110 were convicted, of whom 19 were executed in a mass execution and 63 were sentenced to life imprisonment. [ 4 ] Gregg Andrews, author of Thyra J. Edwards: Black Activist in the Global Freedom Struggle , wrote that the riot "shook race relations in the city and created conditions ...
Moreno was put under an order for emotional detention in 2016 and she has a mental health history documented by Houston police, Hassig said. Records from the Texas Department of Public Safety show ...