ExxonMobil and Baytown celebrate a 100 year partnership
Our view honors the century long bond between Baytown and ExxonMobil rooted in Humble Oil history. From Goose Creek origins to East Baytown housing and world war aviation fuel, the relationship spurred growth, jobs, and community facilities, with ongoing investments and a strong local economy led by ExxonMobil.
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Baytown
ExxonMobil
Texas
Ross S. Sterling
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Goose Creek
Tabbs Bay
Humble
Esso
Exxon
U.S. Gulf Coast
Today in History highlights key events across centuries
On this date 1789 the U S War Department formed a regular army, 1943 saw Eisenhower and Badoglio sign an armistice aboard HMS Nelson near Malta, 1977 Billy Joel The Stranger released, 1982 Tylenol cyanide case began, 1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor sentenced for battery, 2001 Bush condemned Taliban harboring Osama bin Laden, 2005 John Roberts sworn in as chief justice, 2014 Tesla Musk civil settlement noted, Thought for Today by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach.
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U.S. War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pietro Badoglio
Nelson
Malta
Billy Joel
Columbia Records
Chicago
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Beverly Hills
Paul Kramer
Gabor
George W. Bush
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
United States
John G. Roberts Jr
Senate
Tesla
Elon Musk
Musk
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
West Side Story Broadway debut and a Baytown memory
Wanda Orton recalls the 1957 Broadway debut of West Side Story on September 26, the later film version, and her missed chance to see it. She mentions discovering dancer Bobby Thompson, a Baytown native, in the chorus and reflects on personal opinions about the show’s violence and its enduring musical score.
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Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Jerome Robbins
Skeeter
West Side Story
Wanda
Bobby Thompson
Bobby
Thompson
Old Baytown
Indiana Street
Utah
Robert E. Lee High School
Marian Williams
Gene Kelly
Bob Fosse
Tennille
Hollywood Palace
Berkeley Sets Names to Ban Words in Public Policy
Retired Sun editor Jim Finley rails against Berkeley California officials banning terms for gender neutrality. He cites replacements like maintenance hole human effort and sibling and questions the move's effect on culture, law and everyday speech.
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Berkeley
California
Rigel Robinson
Rigel
Council
Berkeley Council
Editor In the Sky
Apeople
University of California-Berkeley
Bears
Sportsman
Jim Finley
the Sun
Baytownsun
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David Bloom
Dean West
Misty Warner
Reader Advisory Board
P.O
Sunnews
Inch
Southern Newspapers Inc
Noliceto
Continental
U.S
Cpa Wil Bs US
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!