Main article: Western Front (World War II), Three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali fought Cleveland Williams in the Astrodome in November 1966, While there are a few examples in the Heights of the columned Colonial Revival the most popular "elite" house type in the 1910 era other upscale houses were adapted from specific historical models popular in the 1920s such as the Shefer House with its Dutch Colonial gambrel roof and the stucco-surfaced Mediterranean villa-type Tibbott House on Harvard Street with French doors opening the interior of the house to its site and an east side loggia replacing the old-fashioned front porch. Since deed-restriction enforcement is mandated in the Heights area a majority of the houses built at the start of the 20th century and early 20th century still retain the old Heights character; The Gulf is considered aseismic; however mild tremors have been recorded throughout history (usually 5.0 or less on the Richter magnitude scale) Earthquakes may be caused by interactions between sediment loading on the sea floor and adjustment by the crust. The state's conservative white voters began to support Republican presidential candidates by the mid-20th century After this period they supported Republicans for local and state offices as well and most whites became Republican Party members the party also attracted some minorities but many have continued to vote for Democratic candidates the shift to the Republican Party is much-attributed to the fact that the Democratic Party became increasingly liberal during the 20th century and thus increasingly out-of-touch with the average Texas voter as Texas was always a conservative state voters switched to the GOP which now more closely reflected their beliefs. Commentators have also attributed the shift to Republican political consultant Karl Rove who managed numerous political campaigns in Texas in the 1980s and 90s. Other stated reasons included court-ordered redistricting and the demographic shift in relation to the Sun Belt that favored the Republican Party and conservatism, Some other race: 10.5 percent Occupation Germans The outlying areas of Houston the airports and the city's suburbs and enclaves are outside the Loop Another ring road Beltway 8 (also known simply as the "Beltway" or as the "Sam Houston Tollway") encircles the city another 5 miles (8 km) farther out Parts of Beltway 8 are toll roads but for most of the route motorists can drive in the adjacent "feeder" or service roads at no charge.[citation needed] Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960) forms a semicircle in northern Houston and is another dividing line the third ring road State Highway 99 (also known as the Grand Parkway) is under construction.[citation needed] Long stated that most of the wealthier Houston suburbs are west and north of the central city while to the southeast the Clear Lake/NASA "[represents] another burgeoning concentration of largely aerospace-related prosperity"; Demand on Texas oil increased and many people from the northeast moved to Houston to profit from the trade Pasadena has refineries and the Port of Houston is among the busiest in the world Since the 1980s oil bust the Houston area aimed to diversify its industries.
Flag Great Seal Monuments Motto Anthem Bird World Heritage Sites, European young men enlisted in the army because it was one way out of poverty Catholic priests instructed the soldiers in mathematics writing theology Latin Greek and history and wrote letters and official documents for them King's army officers taught military arts an uneducated young recruit could become a military leader elected by their fellow professional soldiers perhaps based on merit Others were born into hidalgo families and as such they were members of the Spanish nobility with some studies but without economic resources Even some rich nobility families' members became soldiers or missionaries but mostly not the firstborn heirs, Tropical Storm Allison devastated many neighborhoods as well as interrupted all services within the Texas medical center for several months with flooding in June 2001 at least 17 people were killed around the Houston area when the rainfall from Allison that fell on June 8 and 9 caused the city's bayous to rise over their banks. The Williams Waterwall is a multi-story sculptural fountain which sits at the south end of Williams Tower in Uptown it and its surrounding park were built as an architectural amenity to the adjacent tower. Both the fountain and tower were designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson. Completed in 1983 the semi-circular fountain is 64-foot (20 m) tall and sits among 118 Texas Live Oak trees Approximately 11,000 gallons of water per minute cascades down vast channeled sheets on both sides from the narrower top rim of the circle to the wider base below. . .
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