In 1949, oil tycoon Glenn McCarthy opened the $21 million Shamrock Hotel. To ensure maximum publicity, McCarthy invited 2,000 guests, …
Houston History
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Born in 1793, Sam Houston ran away from home as a teenager to join the Cherokee and became known as …
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If you head west of downtown to 3695 Overture Drive, you’ll discover an abandoned, signless palace befitting of Dr. Evil. …
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The Houston Rodeo was started because America needed a special kind of cow.
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Builder, banker, publisher and politician Jesse H. Jones was once known as Mr. Houston. An eighth-grade dropout, he arrived in …
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Fall is here and even though we’re escaping 100-degree weather, we’re still hitting 100s over the city.