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In 1837 the Racer's Storm passed just to the south of the town raising water levels four feet the Great Hurricane of 1900 destroyed the nearby (and then much bigger) city of Galveston which is situated on a barrier island 50 mi (80 km) southeast of downtown Houston That hurricane weakened to a tropical storm by the time it reached Houston the periphery of Hurricane Carla hit the city in 1961 causing major damage to Houston At the time of landfall Carla was the most powerful tropical system to hit the Texas coast in over 40 years in 1983 the city was struck squarely by Hurricane Alicia causing $1 billion of damage to the city during a down period in the city's economy. Three exterior pedestrian ramp towers were demolished on December 8 2013 Around that time the ramp bridges were disconnected from the main structure and the surrounding grass berms were lowered the ticket booths were also removed along with the interior seats the demolition was planned prior to the referendum, 7.2 Pop 2.4 1940s 10 External links West University Place. Anna Rohleder of Forbes said "Among Houston's wealthy denizens social life centers on charity events and the arts.", Houston Texas Business Directory The following year the War of the Quadruple Alliance pitted Spain against France which immediately moved to take over Spanish interests in North America in June 1719 seven Frenchmen from Natchitoches took control of the mission San Miguel de los Adaes from its sole defender who did not know that the countries were at war the French soldiers explained that 100 additional soldiers were coming and the Spanish colonists missionaries and remaining soldiers fled to San Antonio.

. 3.1 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program, To prevent a future world war the League of Nations was created during the 1919 Paris Peace Conference the organisation's primary goals were to prevent armed conflict through collective security military and naval disarmament and settling international disputes through peaceful negotiations and arbitration. . Lady Bird Taylor Johnson around age three in East Texas 316 Quanta Services; According to U.S News and World Report many hospitals in Houston consistently rank among the nation's top healthcare institutions Catholic 23 Wildlife 3.4 Deep East Texas In the science-fiction movie 2010: the Year We Make Contact the 1984 sequel to 2001: a Space Odyssey Dr Heywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) and the spaceship Discovery's designer Walter Curnow (John Lithgow) discuss their favorite sports stadium hot dogs; Curnow says he likes the hot dogs at the Astrodome while Floyd prefers those at Yankee Stadium. Communities The U.S and Texas flags at the Texas State Capitol Texas House of Representatives London seen from St Paul's Cathedral after the German Blitz 29 December 1940.