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Sam Rayburn Junior High School opens
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KLRN public television station begins broadcasting to San Antonio and Austin
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Postmaster General announces the new ZIP code master for San Antonio will be 782.
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The City Planning Commission details plans for a traffic loop encircling the business district and an outer loop encircling the county - what we know today as Loop 410 and 1604.
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Massive explosion at Medina Air Base shatters windows around San Antonio and is felt as far away as Castroville
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas
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San Antonian Ed White becomes the first astronaut to "walk" in space.
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“Tower of the Americas”, the name suggested by Rosa Gonzalez of Corpus Christi, is chosen as the official name of the 622-foot tall HemisFair tower. Ms. Gonzalez won a three-day expenses-paid stay at the Menger Hotel for herself and her immediate family,
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Hemisfair '68 opens downtown
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The University of Texas at San Antonio is established.
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Principal Harlan retires
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The Riverwalk lights up for Christmas for the first time
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San Antonio Spurs become members of the National Basketball Association
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Ingram Park Mall opens
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Ira Attebury opens fire on the Battle of Flowers Parade crowd, killing 2 and injuring 55, before committing suicide.
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The first Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner is held
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House Bill 72, or "No Pass, No Play", goes into effect
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Challenger disaster
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River Center Mall holds Grand Opening
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Sea World of Texas opens
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After 112 years, the San Antonio Light newspaper ceases publication
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Dr. David J. Doyle Library dedicated
Rayburn Library
Pictured: Principal Marquez, Dr. David J. Doyle, Superintendent Dr. John Folks -
Spurs win their fourth championship in nine years.
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The Helotes mulch fire begins, burning for over two months.
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Rayburn's 50th Anniversary Celebration
