SAPL : February 15 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

15 February 2022

1973
Alex Haley, author of “Roots” and “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” delivers a lecture at Our Lady of the Lake entitled, “The American Black Experience: Seeking An Identity.”

1988
Rivercenter Mall opens for business but the grand opening festivities will have to wait five more days.

2021
Just one year ago, San Antonio records a wind chill of -8 degrees. This is the second-coldest wind chill on record for the Alamo City, having reached -11 degrees on February 14, 1949. In both years, San Antonio experienced a snowfall of about five inches.

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