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16.7 Pre-1865 12.3 Higher education (40) 97 5 Car culture On the same day Germany launched an offensive against France to circumvent the strong Maginot Line fortifications on the Franco-German border Germany directed its attack at the neutral nations of Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg the Germans carried out a flanking manoeuvre through the Ardennes region which was mistakenly perceived by Allies as an impenetrable natural barrier against armoured vehicles by successfully implementing new blitzkrieg tactics the Wehrmacht rapidly advanced to the Channel and cut off the Allied forces in Belgium trapping the bulk of the Allied armies in a cauldron on the Franco-Belgian border near Lille the United Kingdom was able to evacuate a significant number of Allied troops from the continent by early June although abandoning almost all of their equipment, Houston is a multicultural city with a thriving international community supported by the third largest concentration of consular offices in the United States representing 86 nations in addition to historical Southeast Texas culture Houston became the fourth-most populous city in the United States. Officially Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA's Lyndon B Johnson Space Center where Mission Control Center is located "Houston" was the first word spoken on the moon. Many locals refer to Houston as "Bayou City." Other nicknames include "H-Town" "Clutch City" and "Magnolia City". Treaties On Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas at 12:30 pm Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) Lee Harvey Oswald an alienated loner assassinated President John F Kennedy the Texas Governor John B Connally was also shot but survived the episode caused a national outrage focused on right wing elements in Dallas that had long been hostile to Kennedy. For a half-century and more the people of Dallas still struggle with being branded as having some responsibility the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza located where the assassin is believed to have fired the shots has become a historic tourist site. 11.4 Great Depression A group of men are gathered under a large tree One man lays on the ground under the trees with his bare foot exposed. Main article: Sports in Texas (31) 84 The gold brought home from Guinea stimulated the commercial energy of the Portuguese and its European neighbours especially Spain Apart from their religious and scientific aspects these voyages of discovery were highly profitable, Nicolas de La Fora's 1771 map of the northern frontier of New Spain clearly shows the Provincia de los Tejas. The original building of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston designed by William Ward Watkin was opened in 1924 it was the first art museum built in Texas and the third in the South the museum building has continued to evolve throughout the years Cullinan Hall designed by Mies van der Rohe in the International style opened in 1958 in the 1970s that addition received an addition also designed by van der Rohe Both additions were statements of modern architecture using an abundance of glass and steel, Diplomatic missions Forest Whitaker Longview Gregg County, Higher education Houston has an international flavor and is home to several multicultural arts organizations including: MECA (Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts) Kuumba House Dance Theatre and Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say. ; Cityscape Establishment of Spanish colony Recent history In the county the population was distributed as 29.00% under the age of 18 10.3% from 18 to 24 33.4% from 25 to 44 19.8% from 45 to 64 and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 31 years for every 100 females there were 99.2 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.0 males.

. 11.1 Roadways There are frequent "red tide" algae blooms that kill fish and marine mammals and cause respiratory problems in humans and some domestic animals when the blooms reach close to shore This has especially been plaguing the southwest and southern Florida coast from the Florida Keys to north of Pasco County Florida. Waller (northwest) Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas (METRO) serves several areas within Harris County an agency of the Harris County government Harris County Transit serves communities in Harris County that are not served by METRO.