Today in 1927, Houston School Board votes to establish junior college system. @uhoustonclass.bsky.social
07.03.2026 15:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1927, Houston School Board votes to establish junior college system. @uhoustonclass.bsky.social
07.03.2026 15:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1836, the Alamo falls to the Mexican Army. Bowie, Crockett, Travis are among the dead defenders.
06.03.2026 14:48 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Today in 1997, Market Square Historic District is designated by City Council.
05.03.2026 15:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1967, legendary Houston restaurant Brennan’s opens.
05.03.2026 15:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1966, Ima Hogg's home Bayou Bend dedication ceremony MFAH's first house museum.
05.03.2026 13:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1960, Texas Southern University students stage a peaceful sit-in demonstration at local chain supermarket, the first Civil Rights sit-in in Texas.
04.03.2026 13:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Today in 2014, Houston Public Media is formed from Channel 8, News 88.7, and Classical 91.7
03.03.2026 15:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 2012, following its merger with United, Continental Airlines ceases to exist.
03.03.2026 15:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston opens.
03.03.2026 15:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1990, the Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash) debut as a supergroup at RodeoHouston in the Astrodome.
03.03.2026 15:27 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1947, Texas Southern University is founded by the Texas Legislature under the separate but equal premise.
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Today in 1911, Union Station is dedicated in Downtown to serve Houston’s growing railroads. @daikinpark.bsky.social
02.03.2026 23:36 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1970, KPFT 90.1FM goes on the air with the Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun." @kpfthouston.bsky.social
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Today in 1980, Florida Today sports columnist Shelby Strother coins the term Tequila Sunrise for the Astros new rainbow jerseys.
28.02.2026 23:14 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1942, in the Battle of Sunda Strait, the USS Houston sinks in the Java Sea, the final resting place for as many as 700 sailors and marines.
28.02.2026 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1971, the Rothko Chapel, following a dedication the night before, opens to the public.
27.02.2026 15:57 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1970, Elvis Presley plays the Rodeo for first time, selling out multiple shows in the Astrodome. @houstonrodeo.bsky.social
27.02.2026 15:55 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1946, Houston mailman Heman Sweatt requests admission to UT Law School, even though Jim Crow laws prevent it, resulting in Sweatt v. Painter, declaring that separate is not equal.
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Today in 1941, the 19-story Mellie Esperson Building opens Downtown.
25.02.2026 14:56 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 2017, Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts has its Grand Opening.
24.02.2026 20:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 2010, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research is founded at Rice University.
24.02.2026 20:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1840, City Council approves the first Official Seal, with oxen grazing in a pasture of grass & bluebonnets.
24.02.2026 14:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1966, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo moves into the Astrodome after decades at the Sam Houston Coliseum. @houstonrodeo.bsky.social
23.02.2026 13:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today in 2024, Houston-based Intuitive Machines' Odysseus is the first U.S.-built spacecraft in more than 50 years to land on the Moon.
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Today in 1927, the 1913 Rice Hotel completes its third wing, and adds an 18th floor, making it the largest hotel south of Chicago.
22.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1936, Representative Barbara Jordan is born in Houston.
21.02.2026 20:40 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Today in 1931, Chicago White Sox play NY Giants at Buff Stadium in the first night game for both teams.
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Today in 1926, the Plaza Apartment Hotel opens on Montrose Boulevard.
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Today in 1986, the Houston Proud campaign debuts.
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Today in 1951, San Antonio cafeteria Luby’s opens its first Houston location.
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