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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
7 December 2021
1835 A Mexican sniper kills Ben Milam in the courtyard of the Verimendi Palace. Two others die in the assault.
1950 A record-breaking cold wave sends temperatures plummeting down to an early morning low of 14 degrees in San Antonio.
1961 The City Council authorizes a loan of $680,000 from the National Bank of Commerce for the purchase of a new fleet of 30 air-conditioned busses. Delivery is expected in May. The board has already purchased 45 air-conditioned buses.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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