Category Archives: Houston Memories
Houston’s Early Fire Company
Even before Houston became a city, in name at least, by obtaining a charter, steps were taken to organize a fire company. In 1836, Protection Fire Company No. 1 was organized. That was perhaps the first organization of the kind … Continue reading
Houston’s Early Peace Officers
In early days, when a man’s reputation for personal courage, honesty of purpose and a bulldog determination to do his duty was established, he was recognized as fit material out of which to make a peace officer. It was the … Continue reading
Celebrating the Apollo 11 Anniversary
Today, America celebrates the 40th anniversary of the moon walk by Apollo 11 astronauts, a historic mission that supercharged the then-fledgling Manned Space Center just off the shores of Clear Lake. American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to … Continue reading
Heroic Native Son Visits Houston Seventy Years Ago
On July, 30, 1938, Howard Hughes, Houston’s globe-circling aviator, landed in Houston. On a Saturday afternoon, around 10,000 people watched his 12:35 p.m. arrival at the Houston Municipal Airport. KPRC and KTRH radio broadcasted the landing around the world. Around … Continue reading
Apollo 11 mission
On July 19 Apollo 11 passed behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit. In the thirty orbits that followed, the crew saw passing views of their landing site in the southern Sea of Tranquility … Continue reading
Remembering Dr. Michael E. DeBakey
Dr. Michael DeBakey will lie in repose at City Hall today, Tuesday, July 15. This is the first time in Houston’s history that the 67-year-old government building will be used to pay such a tribute to one of the city’s greatest citizens. Dr. DeBakey … Continue reading
A Pictorial Look at Houston’s History
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