CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitsanantonio.com/

Population:
1144646 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1731

County:
Bexar County, Comal County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
San Antonio Express-News

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Texas at San Antonio	1969
Texas Military Institute	1893
University of the Incarnate Word	1881
Trinity University Texas	1869
St. Mary's University Texas	1852

LIBRARY

Library	Founded
San Antonio Public Library	1903

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium	1914

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
NuStar Energy	2001
SBC	1984
Valero	1980
Cullen/Frost Bankers	1977
Clear Channel	1972
Tesoro Petroleum	1964
Ultramar	1961
USAA	1922
Southwestern Bell	1920
AT&T	1885

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kevin Alejandro	Actor	7-Apr-1976		Jesus Velasquez on True Blood
Cresencio S. Arcos	Diplomat	10-Nov-1943		US Ambassador to Honduras, 1990-93
Taylor Ball	Actor	28-Dec-1987		Brian Miller on Still Standing
Florence Bates	Actor	15-Apr-1888	31-Jan-1954	The Moon and Sixpence
Frank A. Bennack, Jr.	Business	12-Feb-1933		CEO of Hearst, 1979-2002
Henry Bonilla	Politician	2-Jan-1954		Congressman from Texas, 1993-2007
Jesse Borrego	Actor	1-Aug-1962		Gael Ortega on 24
Carol Burnett	Actor	26-Apr-1933		The Carol Burnett Show
Henry Catto	Government	6-Dec-1930		US Ambassador to the UK, 1989-91
Ricardo Chavira	Actor	1-Sep-1971		Desperate Housewives
Henry Cisneros	Politician	11-Jun-1947		Secretary of HUD, 1993-97
Joan Crawford	Actor	23-Mar-1905	10-May-1977	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Christopher Cross	Singer	3-May-1951		Sailing
Edward D. Garza	Politician	c. 1969		Mayor of San Antonio, 2001-05
Emilio M. Garza	Judge	1-Aug-1947		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cito Gaston	Baseball	17-Mar-1944		Manager, Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-97 and 2008-10
Paul Gigot	Columnist	1955		Wall Street Journal columnist
Summer Glau	Actor	24-Jul-1981		River Tam on Firefly
Alberto Gonzales	Government	4-Aug-1955		US Attorney General, 2005-07
Charlie Gonzalez	Politician	5-May-1945		Congressman, Texas 20th
Henry B. Gonzalez	Politician	3-May-1916	28-Nov-2000	Congressman from Texas, 1961-99
Paul W. Green	Judge	6-Mar-1952		Justice, Texas Supreme Court
John D. Harkey, Jr.	Business	12-Sep-1960		Consolidated Restaurant Operations
Stephen Herek	Film Director	10-Nov-1958		Mr. Holland's Opus
Steve Howey	Actor	12-Jul-1977		Van Montgomery on Reba
Sam Johnson	Politician	11-Oct-1930		Congressman, Texas 3rd
Glenn Jordan	Film Director	5-Apr-1936		Barbarians at the Gate
Cresson H. Kearny	Inventor	7-Jan-1914	18-Dec-2003	Patriot, inventor, survivalist idol
William Cardinal Keeler	Religion	4-Mar-1931		Archbishop of Baltimore, 1989-2007
Gary C. Kelly	Business	1955		CEO of Southwest Airlines
Lucien Littlefield	Actor	16-Aug-1895	4-Jun-1960	American character actor
David Lowery	Musician	10-Sep-1960		Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker
Vilma S. Martinez	Attorney	17-Oct-1943		US Ambassador to Argentina
Bruce McGill	Actor	11-Jul-1950		Character actor, Animal House
Larry C. Napper	Diplomat	27-Nov-1947		US Ambassador to Kazakhstan, 2001-04
John Allen Nelson	Actor	28-Aug-1959		Warren Lockridge on Santa Barbara
Oliver North	Military	7-Oct-1943		Perjuring Iran-Contra figure
Jared Padalecki	Actor	19-Jul-1982		Supernatural
Edward C. Prado	Judge	7-Jun-1947		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Paula Prentiss	Actor	4-Mar-1939		What's New, Pussycat?
Kevin Reynolds	Film Director	17-Jan-1952		Waterworld
James Roday	Actor	4-Apr-1976		Shawn Spencer on Psych
Robert Rodriguez	Film Director	20-Jun-1968		El Mariachi
Samuel I. Rosenman	Government	13-Feb-1896	24-Jun-1973	White House Counsel, 1943-46
Michael E. Ryan	Military	24-Dec-1941		USAF Chief of Staff, 1997-2001
Doug Sahm	Musician	6-Nov-1941	18-Nov-1999	Sir Douglas Quintet
David Scott	Astronaut	6-Jun-1932		Commander, Apollo 15
Karen Sharpe	Actor	20-Sep-1934		Laura Thomas on Johnny Ringo
Bud Shivers	Business	1946		Texans for Quality Health Care
John Silber	Educator	15-Aug-1926		President of Boston University, 1971-96
Spencer Silver	Chemist	6-Feb-1941		Post-It notes
Lamar Smith	Politician	19-Nov-1947		Congressman, Texas 21st
Tabitha Soren	Journalist	19-Aug-1967		MTV News
Whitley Strieber	Novelist	13-Jun-1945		Alien-abductee wrote Communion
Henry Thomas	Actor	8-Sep-1971		E.T.: The Extraterrestrial
Alan Wheat	Politician	16-Oct-1951		Congressman from Missouri, 1983-95
Bill White	Politician	16-Jun-1954		Mayor of Houston, 2004-10
Ed White	Astronaut	14-Nov-1930	27-Jan-1967	First American to walk in space

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Avedon	Photographer	13-May-1923	1-Oct-2004	Photographer of the human predicament
Jim Bowie	Military	10-Apr-1796	6-Mar-1836	Knife fighter, Alamo combatant
Glenn Corbett	Actor	17-Aug-1930	16-Jan-1993	Lincoln Case on Route 66
Davy Crockett	Military	17-Aug-1786	6-Mar-1836	King of the Wild Frontier
H. L. Davis	Novelist	18-Oct-1894	31-Oct-1960	Honey in the Horn
Samuel Gompers	Labor Leader	27-Jan-1850	13-Dec-1924	First President of the AFL
Henry B. Gonzalez	Politician	3-May-1916	28-Nov-2000	Congressman from Texas, 1961-99
William M. Jardine	Educator	16-Jan-1879	17-Jan-1955	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29
Salem bin Laden	Relative	1946	29-May-1988	Osama's brother
Pola Negri	Actor	31-Dec-1894	1-Aug-1987	Sultry silent film diva
John D. Ryan	Military	10-Dec-1915	27-Oct-1983	USAF Chief of Staff, 1969-73
Nathan F. Twining	Military	11-Oct-1897	29-Mar-1982	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-60
Jonathan M. Wainwright	Military	23-Aug-1883	2-Sep-1953	Commander of the Philippines
William Jenkins Worth	Military	1-Mar-1794	7-May-1849	Namesake of Fort Worth, TX

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