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November 5, 2020 /u/NordyNed

100 Years Ago Today [November 5, 1920] Hunters in downtown Houston display 250 ducks they shot this morning in today’s Houston Duck Bowl, a waterfowl-hunting competition.

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October 11, 2020 /u/NordyNed

50 Years Ago Today [October 11, 1970] Concept art for how downtown Houston will look in 1995. City planners published this planned city proposal on the front page of the Houston Chronicle.

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July 26, 2020 /u/NordyNed

50 Years Ago Today [July 26, 1970] – In Houston, in a series of confusing events, police officers pull up to Black Panther Headquarters, claim that a 19-year-old (Carl Hampton) aimed a pistol at them, and fire several hollowpoint bullets into him. Afterwards, they arrest 50 party members.

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