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Rendez-vous Houston World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009
1937 - Houston Municipal Airport, which would later become William P. Hobby Airport, is opened. [21] 1939 - The University of Houston moves to its permanent location, southeast of Downtown. 1940. Houston dismantles the last of its streetcar system. Population: 384,514. [15] September 18, 1942 - Robertson Stadium opens as Houston Public School ...
Houston Intercontinental Airport was built in 1969. The word Houston was the first word said on the moon by American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, July 20th 1969. Houston International Airport, renamed to Hobby Airport, was closed to commercial aviation until 1971.
Three Decembers is a chamber opera in two acts by Jake Heggie to a libretto by Gene Scheer which is based on the unpublished play Some Christmas Letters by Terrence McNally. Created with a role for Frederica von Stade , the work premiered on 29 February 2008 at the Houston Grand Opera (HGO).
Cockrell Butterfly Area, Houston Museum of Natural Science Space Center Houston is the official visitors’ center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.Space Center Houston includes many interactive exhibits—including Moon rocks and a Space Shuttle simulator—in addition to special presentations that tell the story of NASA's crewed space flight program.
Houston (/ ˈ h juː s t ən / ⓘ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States.Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County; as well as the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second ...
Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas [28] Paul Bettencourt, member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 [29] Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com [30] Bill Blythe, Houston realtor and former state representative [31] Paul Bremond, merchant and railroad developer [32]
However, the Houston franchise was plagued by mismanagement and low attendance. In 1969, the team relocated and became the Carolina Cougars. The Mavericks drew less than 500 fans for most games; their final game in Houston drew just 89 fans. [6] The Coliseum was also home to Houston Wrestling, run by legendary wrestling promoter Paul Boesch.