SAPL : October 27 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

27 October 2021

1938
Sears, Roebuck & Co. moves from the Transit Tower location to their new downtown headquarters at Romana Plaza. In 1995, this location would become the San Antonio Central Library.

1940
H.G. Wells, in San Antonio to attend the 65th annual United States Brewers Convention, meets Orson Welles for the first time at the Plaza Hotel. Welles stopped in the city briefly, en route to Tucson to scout a movie location. He admitted to being apprehensive at meeting the “War of the Worlds” author.

2007
The Trinity Tigers defeat the Millsap Majors 28-24 on the last play of the game using 15 laterals.

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