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German 0.33% Baytown Airport in unincorporated east Harris County north of Baytown Ruins of the Benedictine monastery during the Battle of Monte Cassino Italian Campaign May 1944. Houston and UCLA play against each other in the 1968 Game of the Century at the Astrodome The Carnegie Foundation classifies three of Texas's universities as Tier One research institutions: the University of Texas at Austin the Texas A&M University and the University of Houston the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University are flagship universities of the state of Texas Both were established by the Texas Constitution and hold stakes in the Permanent University Fund the state has been putting effort to expand the number of flagship universities by elevating some of its seven institutions designated as "emerging research universities" the two expected to emerge first are the University of Houston and Texas Tech University likely in that order according to discussions on the House floor of the 82nd Texas Legislature. General Douglas MacArthur returns to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte 20 October 1944 Although Christopher Columbus was credited with the discovery of the Americas by Europeans the ships in his four voyages never reached the Gulf of Mexico Instead Columbus sailed into the Caribbean around Cuba and Hispaniola the first European exploration of the Gulf of Mexico was by Amerigo Vespucci in 1497 He followed the coastal land mass of Central America before returning to the Atlantic Ocean via the Straits of Florida between Florida and Cuba in his letters Vespucci described this trip and once Juan de la Cosa returned to Spain a famous world map depicting Cuba as an island was produced. . In 2001 the wreck of U-166 was found in 5,000 feet (1,500 m) of water less than two miles from where it had attacked the Robert E Lee an archaeological survey of the seafloor before construction of a natural gas pipeline led to the discoveries by C & C Marine archaeologists Robert A Church and Daniel J Warren the sonar contacts consisted of two large sections lying approximately 500 feet apart at either end of a debris field that indicated the presence of a U-boat. This section needs expansion with: Magellan and Villalobos should be mentioned in the correct time sequence You can help by adding to it (June 2012), Historical population The Houston area is a leading center for building oilfield equipment. Much of its success as a petrochemical complex is due to its busy ship channel the Port of Houston in the United States the port ranks first in international commerce and 10th among the largest ports in the world. Unlike most places high oil and gasoline prices are beneficial for Houston's economy as many of its residents are employed in the energy industry. Houston is the beginning or end point of numerous oil gas and products pipelines, Equipment and animals 3.3 Other famous and notable East Texans!

Harris County ESD #48 Dual HCESD48 FD 1% .089, Main article: 1950s Texas drought. 8 Enterprise Products Partners 80 Robert Altman's 1970 comedy film Brewster McCloud is set at the Astrodome: the eponymous hero is an eccentric young man who lives at the stadium! . Golden Triangle 11.3 Oil Disenfranchisement The University of Texas at San Antonio, Crosby Richard B Hubbard lived in Tyler Smith County and Lindale Smith County. . The Bank of America Center by Philip Johnson is an example of postmodern architecture, Flag of America 19 10.svg The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 41.8% Hispanic or Latino the population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white 19.5% non-Hispanic black 1.1% Native American 7.0% Asian 0.1% Pacific Islander [Harris County Demographics].