Today in History May 30 highlights and events
May 30 marks the 150th day of 2009 with 215 remaining. Notable events include Joan of Arc’s execution in 1431, Nebraska and Kansas established in 1854, a Brooklyn Bridge stampede in 1883, Ray Harroun winning Indianapolis’s first long race in 1911, the Lincoln Memorial dedication in 1922, Attu’s capture in 1943, Unknowns burial in Arlington in 1958, Governor Earl Long's 1959 commitment, a Manhattan crane collapse in 2010, a Dublin treaty banning cluster bombs, and Lorenzo Odone’s death in 2000.
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Joan of Arc
Rouen
France
Nebraska
Kansas
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Indianapolis
Ray Harroun
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Warren G. Harding
William Howard Taft
Robert Todd Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd
Aleutian
Attu
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Galveston
Texas
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Dublin
United States
Russia
China
Israel
India
Pakistan
Lorenzo Odone
Lorenzo
Fairfax
Baytown History Snapshots From 1937 to 2000
A timeline of local milestones includes the 1937 start of a modern theater in Pelly costing 10000 dollars, 1953 Baytown Lee High School graduation of 300 students, 1975 Baytown Odyssey 2000 projections, 1989 senior citizen taxi guidelines, 2000 Memorial Day remarks by Mayor Pete Alfaro and Maj. Gen. John H. Bailey II, and a 2 year-old hurricane preparedness workshop by city county and state officials.
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Pelly
Lee High School
Baytown
Pete Alfaro
John H. Bailey II
Bicentennial Park
Verse Reminder on Living by the Spirit
A brief exhortation urges believers to walk in step with the Spirit, emphasizing living guided by spiritual guidance and moral alignment in daily conduct.
Baytown Community Events and Schedules Newsletter
A packed Baytown area calendar lists Gulf Coast Trikers meeting at St Paulis UMC on Decker Drive with Jim Benton as contact, plus open houses at Republic of Texas Plaza for Wooster School and Brown-McKay Farmhouse. Also in town are Relay For Life Garage Sale at Winnie Stowell Park, blood drive at Baytown Neighborhood Donor Center, auditions for Beauty and the Beast by Baytown Little Theater, and multiple church services, classes, and club gatherings at local centers and libraries.
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Gulf Coast Trikers
Tribe Riders International
St. Paulis
American Cancer Society
Fisher Building
Winnie-Stowell Park
Baytown
Lee College Performing Arts
Littletheater.org
Calvary Temple
Breda. Call
Central Baptist Church
King Street
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
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Melissa
Baytown Lions Club
Golden Corral
Joey Wyatt
Baytown Little Theater
Lee College
City of
Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Lee College Performing Arts Center
BLT
Baytown.littletheater.org
San Jacinto Cancer Center
Baytown Animal Control Adoption Bulletin Available
A bulletin lists animals at Baytown Animal Control seeking homes. Visitors can visit the shelter at 705 N. Robert Lanier Dr or call 281 422 7600 for more information about adopting pets.
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Baytown
Crosby seniors win state UIL honors in writing events
Crosby High School seniors Maysie Ocera and Sheyna Webster earned state Academic UIL honors. Ocera took first in Ready Writing with coach Rebecca Shaddix. Webster placed fourth in Feature Writing with coach Alice Hoy. Both will pursue dual majors at Baylor and UT respectively.
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Crosby High School
Maysie Ocera
Sheyna Webster
Jennifer Londene
UIL
Alice Hoy
Rebecca Shaddix
Ocera
Webster
Baylor University
University of Texas
Crosby Isd
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SUN History
VEW
N. Main
Sterling Municipal Library
Hare Rd
Marguerite
Thresa
Tsai Chi
Angelique
Chambers County
Anahuac
Garth
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
N. Alexander Dr
First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook
Nick
JoAnn
Or Elaine
Highland Woods Drive
Bulletin Board
Wanda Sanders
Pilot Club of
Patrina Pelton Smith
New Horizon
Crosby
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