SAPL : September 12 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

September 12, 2021

1961
The Port Aransas waterfront was almost destroyed by Hurricane Carla’s winds and tides, says Constable T. R. Smith, reporting by radio.

1962
The San Antonio Light reports on President Kennedy’s speech in Rice Stadium in Houston today. The speech has since come to be known as the “We Choose to Go to the Moon Speech”, although the Lightmakes no mention of the famous phrase.

1970
The first McDonald’s restaurant opens in San Antonio at 1330 S. Laredo St. (right).

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