SAPL : August 13 In San Antonio History

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

August 13, 2021

1947
For a full hour, three times daily and uninterrupted except for 15 minutes of cowboy music, the commercial use of television is being demonstrated on the fourth floor of Joske’s – the first display of television in the state of Texas (right). Some of the spectators have made inquiries about the cost of the television machines and if they are for sale. They can be purchased for about $350 (over $4000 in today's money) and stored in the attic until television is here to stay.

1960
The Dallas Cowboys play their first game in the state of Texas right here in San Antonio – an exhibition game in Alamo Stadium against the newly relocated (from Chicago) St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals, featuring Texas Aggies John David Crow & Bobby Joe Conrad, win, 20-13.

1997
Northside School District opens three new elementary schools – Monroe May, Virginia Myers and Henry Steubing – thanks to a $98 million bond package approved by voters in 1995.

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