SAPL : February 11 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

11 February 2022

1930
Hundreds of panicked small depositors cause a run on the City-Central Bank at the corner of Houston and Navarro Streets. Hundreds of people clog Houston Street until closing time at 3 p.m., requiring a police squad. The average amount paid out to each depositor is $31.

1950
Professional basketball comes to San Antonio for the first time with a matinee game and an evening doubleheader at Alamo Stadium gym. The matinee game features the Harlem Globetrotters versus the New York Celtics. The evening games are the New York Celtics against the Philadelphia Sphas and the Globetrotters against the Philadelphia Giants.

1976
The American Freedom Train (right) arrives in San Antonio for a four-day visit to celebrate the Bicentennial.

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