World’s Largest TV Tube Hits Houston! – This Forgotten Day
March 23, 1951: On this day, the new DuMont Royal Sovereign Television Tube was available for purchase at J.A. Walsh and Co. on McKinney Street. It was billed as “The World’s Largest Television Picture...
View ArticleElephant Attacks Local Zookeeper! – This Forgotten Day in Houston
March 24, 1986: On this day, Houston zookeeper William Neuser was attacked by the zoo’s largest mammal, an 18-year-old Asian elephant named Thai. According to horrified witnesses, the Thai picked the...
View ArticleGreatest Governor in Texas History? – This Forgotten Day in Houston
March 25, 1949: On this day, former Texas Governor Ross Sterling passed away in Fort Worth, though he spent a significant portion of his life in the Houston area. Sterling was born just across the bay...
View ArticleBetter Football Town: Houston or L.A.? – This Forgotten Day
In the late ’90s, neither Houston or Los Angeles had an NFL team. Today Houston has the Texans, and Los Angeles? Well, they still have no team. Maybe it’s because Houston loves football more than Los...
View ArticleFoley’s Easter Bunny, Creepiest Ever? – This Forgotten Day in Houston
April 3, 1952: On this day, an Easter bunny was scaring kids at Foley’s, and it seems some form of the Easter bunny has been creeping out children and adults every year since. The Easter bunny has been...
View ArticleOlajuwon’s Bittersweet NCAA Tourney Award – This Forgotten Day in Houston
April 6, 1983: On this day, Houstonians were still reeling after one of the greatest upsets in sports history, sixth-seeded N.C. State’s dramatic win over the Cougars in the NCAA championship game....
View ArticleColt .45s Opening Day Blowout – This Forgotten Day in Houston
April 10, 1962: On this day, the National League’s newest expansion team, the Colt .45s, played their first game in a temporary stadium simply called, Colt Stadium. In town for the opener? Lou Brock,...
View ArticleThird Graders Tell McDonald’s to Stop Lying – This Forgotten Day in Houston
April 24, 1987: On this day, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox issued a warning to McDonald’s president Ed Rensi. Why? Well, some furious third graders at Hall Elementary over in League City had...
View ArticleLocal Artist Sells Collection to Warren Burnett – This Forgotten Day in Houston
April 30, 1988: On this day, the Chronicle reported that a local artist’s entire show of work had been sold to a single buyer, and it happened to Sally Chandler at the Galveston Art Center. Chandler’s...
View ArticleCarrier Boys Win Trip to Italy – This Forgotten Day in Houston
May 20, 1955; On this day, the Houston Chronicle announced that it would send two of its Chronicle Carrier Boys on a “dream trip” of a lifetime to Italy. The Chronicle wanted to reward their...
View ArticleMeter Maids Reveal Dashing New Uniforms in 1959
July 29, 1959: On this forgotten day, Houston’s Meter Maids revealed their dashing new uniforms in a “Pretty Preview” in the Houston Chronicle. A lovely hat topped off the official looking ensemble,...
View ArticleWhere Did ‘The Most Beautiful Girls’ in 1940 Reside?
July 30, 1940 On this forgotten day, the Houston Chronicle reported that “The Most Beautiful Girls come from Texas.” An east coast theater producer named Billy Rose sent out questionnaires to every...
View ArticleSelena Performs Live at Astroworld
July 31, 1994: On this forgotten day, Selena performed at Astroworld in front of an adoring crowd of 20,000 to celebrate the Tejano radio station KXTJ-FM 108’s first-year anniversary. The beloved star...
View ArticleMarvin Zindler Helps Shut Down Chicken Ranch Brothel
August 3, 1973: On this forgotten day, the infamous Chicken Ranch brothel in La Grange was shut down thanks to the colorful and always entertaining local reporter, Marvin Zindler. Zindler was given a...
View ArticleAllen Brothers Purchase Land Along the Bayou
August 26, 1836: On this day, brothers John Kirby and Augustus Allen purchased more than 6,600 acres of land along the west bank of the Buffalo Bayou, for which, they are considered to be co-founders...
View ArticleThe Haunted Jefferson Davis Hospital
October 27, 1940: On This Forgotten Day in Houston, 1940, the Chronicle reported on the possibility of turning the Jefferson Davis Hospital into a contagious disease center. Actually, the old hospital...
View ArticleThen & Now: Houston’s Frost Town
November 4, 1884: On this day, a Galveston newspaper reported that the community of Frost Town avoided a city ordinance that would prevent cattle from running at large. Settlement of Frost Town began...
View ArticleThe Historic Fifth Ward Hotel Building
February 19, 1885: On this day, a man who was shot while playing billiards in the Fifth Ward Hotel had surgery to treat an abscess that had formed as a result of the bullet wound. Now, the Fifth Ward...
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