SAPL : August 21 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

August 21, 2021

1928
Notification of the acceptance by the Secretary of War of the site offered by San Antonio as the future home of the Air Corps Training Center, was received here today. Land for the “West Point of the Air” was donated by the city.

1987
Technicians begin loading 193 uranium fuel assemblies into the reactor core of Unit 1 of the South Texas Nuclear Plant after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves a permit for the procedure.

1993
The Dallas Cowboys lose to the Houston Oilers, 23-20, in the Alamodome – a preseason NFL game for the Governor's Cup.

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