SAPL : August 12 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

August 12, 2021

1909
San Antonio has a population of 101,994 and Bexar Country 133,188 people, according to the offical census report from the superintendent of public instruction.

1922
Frost Bank moves into its new multistory “skyscraper” at the SW corner of Commerce and Flores streets (now the Municipal Plaza Building.)

1977
The Space Shuttle Enterprise makes its first flight test at Edwards AFB in California. Future Space Shuttles will make frequent refueling stops in San Antonio.

This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.