May 29 history highlights from 1953 to 2009
On May 29 notable events include Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay summiting Everest in 1953, Rhode Island's ratification of the Constitution in 1790, Wisconsin joining as a state in 1848, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring premiere in 1913, JFK’s birth in 1917, WWI veterans marching in 1932, Rosie the Riveter on The Saturday Evening Post in 1943, Discovery docking with the ISS a decade ago, Nigeria’s Obasanjo as civilian president in 15 years, a 2000s Khobar shootout, and memorials on the National Mall. deaths include Archibald Cox, Sam Dash, and Harvey Korman.
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Edmund Hillary
New Zealand
Tensing Norgay
Nepal
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Igor Stravinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky
Paris
United States
John F. Kennedy
Brookline
Mass
Washington
Norman Rockwell
Rosie the Riveter
Saturday Evening Post
International Space Station
Olusegun Obasanjo
Nigeria
al-Qaida
Khobar
Saudi Arabia
America
National Mall
Washington, D.C
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Sam Dash
Senate Select Committee On
Texas
State Supreme Court
Harvey Korman
Los Angeles
Historic prices and a rescue cited in Baytown memories
A 1950 Goldfield's snapshot shows butter at 59 cents a pound bananas two pounds for 19 cents and Jell-O at 5 cents. In 2003 a Baytown man rescued a 9 year old girl and her mother after a pickup slid into the Houston Ship Channel at Texas City Dike. Two years ago police investigated leads in the fatal hit and run outside a Baytown bar involving Edgar Dean Summer, 52, found dead.
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Goldfield’s
Baytown
Texas City
Houston
Edgar Dean Summer
Speak Up for the Destitute and Voiceless Rights
Activists urge protection for those without advocacy, pressing for equal rights and safeguards for vulnerable populations across communities. Leaders warn that systemic neglect harms families and stalls progress for marginalized groups nationwide.
Exterminators Host Last Relay For Life Garage Sale
The Exterminators stage their final Relay For Life fundraiser at Winnie Stowell Park Crosby Community Center behind the main stage today and tomorrow to benefit the American Cancer Society. Activities include rhythm walking aerobics line dancing and a fish fry at Knights of Columbus.
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Exterminators
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Fisher Building
Winnie-Stowell Park
Crosby Community Center
Hare Rd
Melissa
Knights of Columbus
W. Main
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Senior Citizen Bridge
Market St. Call
West Chambers
Suellyn Melcher
Lone Star Room
Community
Market St
The
Historical Preservation Association
Republic of Texas
Market
Sterling Municipal Library
Marguerite
Thresa
Tsai Chi
Angelique
Baytown hosts blood drive and theater auditions weekend
Sunday events include a Baytown blood drive at the Baytown Neighborhood Donor Center 5010 Garth Road Suite 210 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Auditions for Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Lee College Performing Arts Center on June 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. Cast details on Baytown Little Theater site.
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Baytown
Baytown Little Theater
Lee College
City of
Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Lee College Performing Arts Center
Baytown area community events and schedules
Baytown area residents can attend Monday Beauty and the Beast at Lee College Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Details and cast at BLT site. Also listed are quilting guilds, pilots club, veteran and senior programs, senior softball, optimists meeting times, line dancing and various classes at Highlands and Crosby centers, library activities, and a Chick-fil-A family night with weekly themes.
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Baytown
Baytownareaquiltguild
Pilot Club of Highlands
Highlands Community Center
Laura Dean
Disabled Veterans of America Chapter
VFW Hall
Baytown Community Center
Market Street
Frank Butcher
Frank.butcher
Comcast
1724 Market
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Melissa
Barbers Hill to honor Dan Duncan as 2009 commencement speaker
Barbers Hill High School will host Dan Duncan co founder of Enterprise Products Partners at the Class of 2009 commencement on May 30 at Eagle Stadium. Duncan, a Mont Belvieu native and longtime Houston benefactor, built a Fortune 100 energy company and supports medical research and autism programs. He and his wife will be honored at a reception before the 8 p.m. ceremony.
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Barbers Hill
Dan Duncan
Enterprise Products Partners
U.S
Eagle Stadium
Greg Poole
Mont Belvieu
Poole
Forbes
Duncan
Midstream Energy Services
America
Houston
Jan
Texas Children’s Hospital
Enterprise
ExxonMobil
Chevron
Dan
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SUN History
Galendar
Littletheater.org
Calvary Temple
Breda. Call
Central Baptist Church
King Street
Chambers County
Anahuac
Garth
LaVerne Leavins
Bulletin Board
Eagle Pointe Recreation Complex
Bridgehaven Children’s Advocacy Center
Madison Speer
Kaitlyn Pigott
Megan Garcia
Eagle Pointe Golf Club
Bridgehaven Cac.org
N. Alexander Baytown
Easti Baytown
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