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! In 1940 Houston was a city of 400,000 population dependent on shipping and oil the war dramatically expanded the city's economic base thanks to massive federal spending Energetic entrepreneurs most notably George Brown James Elkins and James Abercrombie landed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal wartime investment in technologically complex facilities Houston oil companies moved from being mere refiners and became sophisticated producers of petrochemicals Especially important were synthetic rubber and high octane fuel which retained their importance after the war the war moved the natural gas industry from a minor factor to a major energy source; Houston became a major hub when a local firm purchased the federally-financed Inch pipelines Other major growth industries included steel munitions and shipbuilding Tens of thousands of new migrants streamed in from rural areas straining the city's housing supply and the city's ability to provide local transit and schools For the first time high paying jobs went to large numbers of women blacks and Mexican Americans the city's African American community emboldened by their newfound prosperity became a hotbed of civil rights agitation; the Smith v Allwright Supreme Court decision on voting rights was backed and funded by local blacks in this period.[page needed], Taxation 35 Calpine 349 Obesity prevention, Crime Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S Southern and Southwestern regions. Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S southwestern deserts less than 10% of Texas's land area is desert. Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies grasslands forests and the coastline Traveling from east to west one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods to rolling plains and rugged hills and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend. 1990 saw the opening of Houston Intercontinental Airport's new 12-gate Mickey Leland International Airlines terminal named after the recently deceased Houston congressman in 1991 Sakowitz stores shut down; the Sakowitz brothers had brought their original store from Galveston to Houston in 1911 August 10 1991 saw a redrawing of districts for city council so that minority groups could be better represented in the city council 1993 saw the G8 visiting to discuss world issues and zoning was defeated for a third time by voters in November, 11.3 Cycling In Europe before the outbreak of the war the Allies had significant advantages in both population and economics in 1938 the Western Allies (United Kingdom France Poland and British Dominions) had a 30 per cent larger population and a 30 per cent higher gross domestic product than the European Axis powers (Germany and Italy); if colonies are included it then gives the Allies more than a 5:1 advantage in population and nearly 2:1 advantage in GDP in Asia at the same time China had roughly six times the population of Japan but only an 89 per cent higher GDP; this is reduced to three times the population and only a 38 per cent higher GDP if Japanese colonies are included; Historically Houston has been a center of Protestant Christianity being part of the Bible Belt. Other Christian groups including Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christianity and non-Christian religions did not grow for much of the city's history because immigration was predominantly from Western Europe (which at the time was dominated by Western Christianity and favored by the quotas in federal immigration law) the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 removed the quotas allowing for the growth of other religions, vte The Astrodome was added to the National Register of Historic Places in January 2014, The NRG Astrodome also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome is the world's first multi-purpose domed sports stadium located in Houston Texas Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965 it served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999 and the home to the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 until 1996 and also the part-time home of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 until 1975 Additionally the Astrodome was the primary venue of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1966 until 2002 When opened it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Cypress Creek drains a significant portion of northern Harris County the river flows for 52 miles (84 km) through the suburban areas of Cypress and Spring before joining the San Jacinto River the creek's watershed which covers 310 square miles (800 km2) is one of the largest in the county. .

. ! December 4 2009: Broke the earliest accumulating snowfall record, Further information: Diplomatic history of World War II Designed by architect Joseph Finger (who also designed Houston's City Hall) the Houston Municipal Airport Terminal was constructed in 1940 to meet Houston's growing role as a center for air commerce in the 1930s the terminal building is an example of classic art deco airport architecture from the 1940s the terminal served as the primary commercial air terminal for Houston until 1954 the terminal located at William P Hobby Airport houses the 1940 Air Terminal Museum which currently exhibits several collections focusing on Houston's aviation history.