SAPL : February 10 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

10 February 2022

1870
A resolution is passed by city council to donate 40 acres of ground to the military on the eastern portion of the city, on the site of the government corral near the present site of the post. By this grant, San Antonio won the military from Austin.

1950
The Harlem Globetrotters add an afternoon game vs. the New York Celtics because of high demand for tomorrow night’s double-header in the Alamo Stadium gymnasium. The Globetrotters are scheduled to play the Philadelphia Giants in the second game of the evening. The Philadelphia SPHA and New York teams will battle in the first game. The south side of the gym has been reserved for negro fans and the north side for whites.

1996
Bruce Willis, Tom Arnold, Luke Perry, Patrick Swayze, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jennifer Love Hewitt are a few of the celebrities seen on the Riverwalk for the grand opening of San Antonio’s new Planet Hollywood restaurant.

This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.