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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
18 December 2021
1909 Hugo Haas of San Francisco and Charles Baldwin of New Orleans demonstrate the Burlingame Telegraphic Typewriter (right) in the Bexar Hotel to great acclaim. But, it turns out it was a scam and the whole enterprise went bankrupt in June 1911.
1936 Arturo Trevino, a local grocer, pays $3 for an airplane flight over the city and jumps to his death 3,500 feet above his grocery store. He misses the store and his body crashes through the residence of Frank Padalecki next door. Trevino's body goes through the tin roof ceiling and floor, breaking a gas main under the house.
1992 Jerry Tarkanian is fired as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after going 9-11 in only 20 games. He is replaced with John Lucas.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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