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In 1970 Luna was chosen by President Richard Nixon to help form the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. This set up the Amtrak inter-city passenger service. Luna served as an Amtrak director for twenty years. [7] Charles Luna died of a heart attack on 1 October 1992 at his home in Dallas, Texas. [7]
In early Texas statehood, things such as cotton, ranching, and farming dominated the economy, along with railroad construction. After 1870, railroads were a major factor in the development of new cities away from rivers and waterways. Toward the end of the 19th century, timber became an important industry in Texas as well.
Toadies began in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas.They recorded a few cassette self-releases and an EP titled Pleather before signing to Interscope Records.Their first full-length album, Rubberneck, was released in the summer of 1994.
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Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, in 2010. Johnson's first recording session took place on Monday, November 23, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas. [2] A makeshift studio had been set up in the Gunter Hotel, where the recording equipment was located in one room and a second, Room 414, was where the musicians performed. [3]
On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university [15] (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 ...
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Stills was born in Dallas, Texas, to Talitha Quintilla Collard (1919–1996) and William Arthur Stills (1915–1986). [8] [9] Raised in a military family, he moved around as a child and developed an interest in blues and folk music.