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} } //}); </script> <div id="main" class="left "> <div class="archive-header-wrap"> <h2 class="archive-header pagetitle">Monthly Archive for March, 2016</h2> <div class="widget widget_categories" style="display: block;"> <h2 class="widgettitle cats-closed" style="cursor: pointer;"> : <span class="taxonomy-title">March, 2016</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div id="blogcontent"> <div id="post-7456" class="blogentry post-number-0 post-has-photo partial-post post-7456 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-captain-kirk tag-hds tag-hds-this-forgotten-day-in-movies tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-iowa tag-riverside tag-star-trek tag-this-forgotten-day-in-movies tag-trekkies tag-william-shatner" data-post-id="7456"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/the-star-trek-milestone-that-will-happen-on-this-day/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/tfd-movies-22mar16-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/tfd-movies-22mar16-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/tfd-movies-22mar16-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/the-star-trek-milestone-that-will-happen-on-this-day/" title="Permalink to The ‘Star Trek’ Milestone That Will Happen On This Day" rel="bookmark">The ‘Star Trek’ Milestone That Will Happen On This Day</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 22, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">On ‘This Forgotten Day in Movies,’ Star Trek: The Motion Picture confirmed that James T. Kirk was born in Iowa on March 22, 2233. Yes–on this forgotten day IN THE FUTURE. In fact, a small town called <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/the-star-trek-milestone-that-will-happen-on-this-day/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7449" class="blogentry post-number-1 post-has-photo partial-post post-7449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-governor-pat-neff tag-hds tag-hds-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-high-school tag-hisd tag-houston-independent-school-district tag-school-district tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7449"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/hisd-bill-signed-by-governor/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-hisd-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-hisd-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-hisd-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/hisd-bill-signed-by-governor/" title="Permalink to Critical HISD Bill Signed by Governor" rel="bookmark">Critical HISD Bill Signed by Governor</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 21, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 21, 1923: On this day, the Houston Post reported that Texas Governor Pat Neff had signed a bill passed by the legislature – a bill that created, incorporated, and defined the boundaries of the <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/hisd-bill-signed-by-governor/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7443" class="blogentry post-number-2 post-has-photo partial-post post-7443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-elvis-presley tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-rodeo tag-jimi-hendrix tag-local-music tag-sam-houston-coliseum tag-the-beatles tag-the-doors tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7443"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/name-chosen-for-houstons-new-coliseum/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-sam-houston-col--548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-sam-houston-col--548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-sam-houston-col--120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/name-chosen-for-houstons-new-coliseum/" title="Permalink to Name Chosen for Houston’s New Coliseum" rel="bookmark">Name Chosen for Houston’s New Coliseum</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 18, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 18, 1938: On this day, a story in Chronicle announced that a name had been chosen for the new 1.3 million dollar coliseum at 801 Bagby Street, near downtown. Two other names, San Jacinto <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/name-chosen-for-houstons-new-coliseum/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7437" class="blogentry post-number-3 post-has-photo partial-post post-7437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-back-to-the-future tag-biff tag-clock-tower tag-donald-trump tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-heights tag-old-textile-mill tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7437"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/heights-clock-tower-up-and-running/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-heights-clock-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-heights-clock-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-heights-clock-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/heights-clock-tower-up-and-running/" title="Permalink to Heights Clock Tower Up and Running" rel="bookmark">Heights Clock Tower Up and Running</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 17, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 17, 1971: On this day, the Houston Chronicle reported that the old clock atop the warehouse on the corner of Twenty-second and Lawrence was once again working. At that time, in 1971, the clock <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/heights-clock-tower-up-and-running/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7431" class="blogentry post-number-4 post-has-photo partial-post post-7431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-gardening-tips tag-gardens tag-harris-county-precinct-4 tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-humble tag-march-mart tag-mercer-arboretum tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7431"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/is-this-the-most-beautiful-place-in-harris-county/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-mercer-gardens-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-mercer-gardens-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-mercer-gardens-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/is-this-the-most-beautiful-place-in-harris-county/" title="Permalink to Is this the most beautiful place in Harris County?" rel="bookmark">Is this the most beautiful place in Harris County?</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 16, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 16, 1991: On this day, a story in the Chronicle encouraged readers to “do a little shopping at Mercer Arboretum March Mart,” and in doing so, they’d not only find a wide selection of greenery, <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/is-this-the-most-beautiful-place-in-harris-county/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7424" class="blogentry post-number-5 post-has-photo partial-post post-7424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-governor-hobby tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-mrs-hobby tag-oveta-culp-hobby tag-texas-legislature tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-waac tag-will-hobby tag-wwii" data-post-id="7424"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/oveta-culp-hobbys-political-career-begins-early/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-ovet-culp-hobby-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-ovet-culp-hobby-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-ovet-culp-hobby-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/oveta-culp-hobbys-political-career-begins-early/" title="Permalink to Oveta Culp Hobby’s Political Career Begins Early" rel="bookmark">Oveta Culp Hobby’s Political Career Begins Early</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 15, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 15, 1928: On this day, it was announced that 22-year-old Miss Oveta Culp would be one of the youngest hostesses at the Democratic National Convention in Houston. Not only was she executive <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/oveta-culp-hobbys-political-career-begins-early/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7419" class="blogentry post-number-6 post-has-photo partial-post post-7419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astros tag-augustus-busch tag-babe-ruth tag-baseball tag-buff-stadium tag-busch-stadium tag-finger-furniture tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-buffaloes tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7419"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/buff-stadium-sold-to-salvage-company/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-busch-stadium-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-busch-stadium-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-busch-stadium-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/buff-stadium-sold-to-salvage-company/" title="Permalink to Buff Stadium Sold to Salvage Company" rel="bookmark">Buff Stadium Sold to Salvage Company</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 14, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 14, 1963: On this day, the former home of the Houston Buffaloes, Busch Stadium, was sold to a salvage company for nineteen thousand dollars. The stadium was built in 1928 by the St. Louis <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/buff-stadium-sold-to-salvage-company/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7413" class="blogentry post-number-7 post-has-photo partial-post post-7413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-cbs tag-crime-show tag-detective tag-gilleys tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-knights tag-michael-pare tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-urban-cowboy" data-post-id="7413"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/extras-needed-for-houston-based-tv-series/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-houston-knights-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-houston-knights-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-houston-knights-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/extras-needed-for-houston-based-tv-series/" title="Permalink to Extras Needed for Houston-based TV Series" rel="bookmark">Extras Needed for Houston-based TV Series</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 11, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 11, 1986: On this day, the Chronicle announced that the makers of “Houston Knights,” a CBS detective show, were looking for extras for a scene to be shot at Gilley’s in Pasadena – yes, the same <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/extras-needed-for-houston-based-tv-series/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7408" class="blogentry post-number-8 post-has-photo partial-post post-7408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-archives-war tag-austin tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston tag-republic-of-texas tag-sam-houston tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7408"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/houstons-archives-war-with-austin/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-archive-wars-548x365.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-archive-wars-548x365.jpg 548w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2016/03/hou-archive-wars-120x80.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/houstons-archives-war-with-austin/" title="Permalink to Houston’s ‘Archives War’ with Austin" rel="bookmark">Houston’s ‘Archives War’ with Austin</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on March 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">March 10, 1842: On this day, President Sam Houston ordered the removal of the Republic of Texas’ national archives from Austin to Houston for safekeeping. Why? According to the Chronicle, after <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/houstons-archives-war-with-austin/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-7401" class="blogentry post-number-9 post-has-photo partial-post post-7401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astroworld tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-roller-coaster tag-six-flags tag-texas-cyclone tag-theme-park tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="7401"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/astroworlds-texas-cyclone-demolished/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" 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