Today in History highlights key events on March 3
March 3 marks multiple historical milestones including Hoover signing the Star Spangled Banner as national anthem in 1931 and Florida entering the union in 1845. Other notes cover the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918, Manilas liberation in 1945, Lucille Ball divorce filing in 1960, Apollo 9 launch in 1969, the 1974 Turkish Airlines crash, the 1991 Rodney King beating, and subsequent events through 2010 with Pinochet and Steve Fossett milestones. Biblical verse quoted at the end.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Florida
U.S Department of the Interior
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Artie Shaw
RCA Victor
Philippine
Manila
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Lucy Meets the
Arnaz
Cape Kennedy
Orly
Paris
Rodney King
Los Angeles
United Airlines
Colorado Springs
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Britain
Bob Jones University
Winter Storm Impacts Move Across Regions
A Pacific storm heads toward the West while winter weather spreads from the mid- Atlantic toward the Appalachians with light snow and flurries. The storm risks minor travel disruptions as it advances, with affected locations including Trinity River flood areas and nearby communities.
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mid-Atlantic
Appalachians
Calendar Signups and Local Activities in Baytown Area
Signups are underway for senior slow pitch softball starting March 15 for men 50 plus and women 40 plus. Misc community events include ESL classes, guitar lessons, rhythm walking, free karate, and more at Crosby Community Center with contact numbers provided. Various clubs meet at local centers and churches, including Rotary, Toastmasters, bingo, bridge, Bible study, Relay for Life, tax help, and support groups for mood disorders. Details list locations, times, and organizers across Baytown and Highlands including VFW, Grace Kitchen, and community libraries.
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Frank Butcher
Crosby Community Center
Hare Road
Marguerite
Depression and
Independence Blvd
Baytown
Highlands Community Center
Decker Drive
Goose Creek
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Carl Ralph Matthews
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Grace United Methodist Church
Pruett
VFW
N. Main
Calvary Temple
Breda
Baytown Grandmothers Club
Wooster Baptist Church
Bayway Drive
St. John’s Umc
Relay For Life Team
Golden Corral
Vietnam Veterans of America
VFW Post
Highlands
Second Baptist Church of
Angelique
Make Over In Christ Inc
Riley Chambers Community Center
Barrett Station
the Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Chambers County
Anahuac
Lumina to host Reach for the Stars dinner and auction
The eighth annual Reach for the Stars dinner and auction called Lumina will be held Friday at Baytown Christian Academy North Main campus. For tickets call 281-421-4150.
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Baytown Christian Academy
North Main
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Houston Raceway Park
Tower Suites
South
Tower Club
Robin Daley
K.C. Hall
Main St
Baytown
Daley
Robin G. Daley
Capital One
Travelingtours
Yahoo.com
BSO explores New Worlds in Saturday concert
Baytown Symphony Orchestra presents Exploring New Worlds featuring the world premiere of a clarinet concerto by Leroy Osman with soloist James Marioneaux and his wife Christina, a horn player, commissioned to honor his 60th birthday. The program includes Dvorak Symphony No.9 and themes from Harry Potter by John Williams.
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Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Performing Arts Center
Leroy Osman
James Marioneaux
Christina
Harlem
Christina Marioneaux
Osmon
Coatepec
Xalapa
Veracruz
Mexico
RBC Publications
TRN Music
Southern Music Company
Peer Music
New York
Tuba Euphonium and Press
G&m Publications
London
Osman
United States
Midwest International Music Clinic
Chicago
University of Houston
Antonin Dvorak
John Williams
Jerry Brubaker
Winnie Stowell Chapter Makes Ducks Unlimited Top 100
Local Ducks Unlimited chapter Winnie Stowell earns a spot on the organization’s Top 100 after raising the most grassroots dollars for habitat conservation. President John Pope lauds volunteers as backbone of DU efforts in North American waterfowl preservation.
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Ducks Unlimited
Winnie/Stowell DU
John Pope
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Steve Fossett
Kansas
Pasaden
Pam
Trinity River
Alma
AccuWeather
Frida
Paw
Abilene
Amarillo
Breez
el Paso
Victoria
Wesither
Conro
Aldine
Clevi
Devers
Liberty
Houston
Kountze
Lumberton
Beaumont
A.Q
Texas Commission Ornamental Quality
High Island
Rosenberg
Alvin
Angleto
Texas City
Galveston
Lake Jackson
Winnie
Crystal Beach
AccuWeather, Inc
AccuWeather.com
Pordas
Sisko
Amaia Sod Rane
Ennee
Riley Chambers
Diane
Sherita
United Way
Amegy Bank of Texas
Lacy Drive
United Way of
Amegy
Carmen Shepherd
Kenna Anagnostou
Linda Chatlin
Donna Seay
Liz Webb
BSO
Marioneaux
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