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Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. McKinney knocked out at 2:47 of the third round. Win 13-0: Willie Classen KO 10 23/11/1979 Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. Classen died of injuries sustained in the fight 5 days later [3] Win 12-0: Manuel Torres KO 2 10/10/1979 Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Win 11-0: Jose ...
The commercial center of Port Arthur was at its peak in the early 1900s. Together with the effects of suburbanization, which drew off wealthier residents to new housing away from town, gradually taking businesses with them, from 1960 until 1974, [38] successive waves of economic recession caused much distress in the town. The central business ...
The Museum of the Gulf Coast, located in Port Arthur, Texas, specializes in Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast history.A 39,000 sq. ft. facility with its most notable exhibits are a gallery of Robert Rauschenberg's artworks and a Music Hall of Fame honoring performers from the region; featured in the latter are artifacts of Janis Joplin's youth.
The Port Arthur convict settlement was established in September 1830 as a timber-getting camp, producing sawn logs for government projects. From 1833 until 1877, it was the destination for those deemed the most hardened of transported convicts ― so-called "secondary offenders" ― who had persistently re-offended during their time in Australia.
Port Arthur, China, now called Lüshunkou District, in the city of Dalian Port Arthur massacre (China) in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894; Battle of Port Arthur, a sea battle in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904; Siege of Port Arthur, a land battle in 1904
Port Arthur Bay, Port Arthur was the location of most of the shootings. At around 1:10 p.m., Bryant paid the entry fee for the site and proceeded to park near the Broad Arrow Café (), near the water's edge. The site security manager told him to park with the other cars because that area was reserved for camper-vans and the car park was busy ...
Born in Port Arthur in 1911, Zaharias was perhaps the world's premier female athlete from the 1930s to the 1950s; she won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and excelled in basketball, golf, and track and field. [6] [8] In basketball, she was a three-time All-American. [3]
Trans-Texas Airways (TTa) and successor Texas International Airlines served the Beaumont/Port Arthur area for over 30 years. In the fall of 1949 Houston-based TTa was operating three roundtrip Douglas DC-3 flights a day on a routing of Houston Hobby Airport - Galveston - Beaumont/Port Arthur - Lufkin, TX - Palestine, TX - Dallas Love Field. [5]