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 hist... Read More
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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 hist... Read More
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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Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: On This Day In
Publication Date: 25th February 2019
State: Texas
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467139878
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Author Bio
James Glassman is the founder of the preservation group Houstorian. A fifth-generation Houstonian, Glassman works as an architectural project manager. In 2013, he was honored by the Houston Press as one of its 100 Creatives and by the Houston Chronicle as one of its Most Fascinating People. Wear Houston, his Houston-inspired graphic designs, have been featured in Houstonia Magazine, the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press and CultureMap. For more visit Houstorian.com.
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.
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: On This Day In
Publication Date: 25th February 2019
State: Texas
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467139878
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
James Glassman is the founder of the preservation group Houstorian. A fifth-generation Houstonian, Glassman works as an architectural project manager. In 2013, he was honored by the Houston Press as one of its 100 Creatives and by the Houston Chronicle as one of its Most Fascinating People. Wear Houston, his Houston-inspired graphic designs, have been featured in Houstonia Magazine, the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press and CultureMap. For more visit Houstorian.com.