Houstorian
@houstorian
Houston's loudest preservation group. Telling the story of Houston.
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Today in 2016, University of Houston reports a record-high enrollment of 43,797 students.
Today in 2008, Freeland, south of the Heights, is designated as an Historic District by the City of Houston. City of Houston Houston Planning
Today in 1965, the Astrodome hosts its first ever football game, Tulsa beats University of Houston Houston Athletics Houston Football
Today in 1989, Houston’s first IMAX theater opens at the Houston Museum Natural Science. The Houston Museum of Natural Science ❤️🦖🧠🌌
Today in 1892, architect John Staub, who designed many Houston homes, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Bayou Bend, and Brennan's of Houston, is born.
Today in 1962, JFK pledges the U.S. to go to the moon by decade’s end in speech at Rice University. “We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” NASA History Office NASA's Johnson Space Center JFK Library
Today in 1965, former Houston Rockets shooting guard Vernon "Mad Max" Maxwell is born. Vernon Maxwell
Today in 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first Black woman to travel in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Dr. Mae Jemison NASA History Office