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The city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas was founded in 1837 after Augustus and John Allen had acquired land to establish a new town at the junction of Buffalo and White Oak bayous in 1836. Houston served as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas. Meanwhile, the town developed as a regional transportation and commercial hub.
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1963-09-10 Phillies beat Houston Colt .45s, 16-0. 1963-09-29 Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game. 1963-12-22 Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49) 1964-04-23 Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0.
Houston becomes the most populous city in Texas for the first time in the 1930s and a new perennial event comes to dominate the city's social calendar. 1930 Census ranks Houston as state's most populous city at 292,352 residents.
Mid January, 1837 - Laura arrives, the first steamboat in Houston, sometime around January 21. [2][4] April 16, 1837 - Thomas William Ward begins construction on the capitol building. [5] April 26, 1837 - Sam Houston arrives at his namesake town. He estimates 1500 people and 100 houses were there when he arrived.
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Oct 5, 2020 · The urban footprint of the Houston metropolitan area increased by 63% from 1997 to 2017. In other words, Houston’s impervious surfaces, like pavement and buildings, grew by about 1,000 km2 in 20 years. But how much is this, really? 1,000 square kilometers is: 1.25 times bigger than the land area of New York City
4 days ago · Houston, inland port city, in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties, that is the seat (1836) of Harris county, southeastern Texas, U.S. It is linked by the Houston Ship Channel to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway at Galveston, 50 miles (80 km) southeast. Houston is the state’s most populous city and the fourth largest ...
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1856 - Construction was begun on the Houston Tap. Built with slave labor, it would link Houston to national lines by 1873. 1858 - City pays $2,500 for land and "good buildings" for a municipal hospital. 1859 - One of Houston's two recorded lynchings claims the life of George White, an accused rapist.
