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08-03-2006, 07:05 AM
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July 2006 – Week 1 Air Date: July 2 – July 8, 2006 (Sunday – Saturday)
TITLE: TEXAS AT WAR WITH OKLAHOMA?
JULY 1943 AND TEXAS ATTACKS . . . OKLAHOMA?
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THIS STATION AND THE SAVE TEXAS HISTORY PROGRAM OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
JULY 5, 1943. DALHART. DALHART ARMY AIR FIELD IS A TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. BOMBER CREWS. DURING ONE MIDNIGHT PRACTICE RUN, ONE B-17 STRAYS OFF TARGET. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE B-17 DROPS ITS LOAD NOT ON THE RANGE BUT ON DOWNTOWN BOISE CITY OKLAHOMA! SIX 100-POUND DUMMY BOMBS FELL WITHIN FEET OF THE COURTHOUSE, DAMAGED SOME HOMES AND LEFT A THREE FOOT CRATER. BACK AT THE BASE, THE BOYS BEGAN TO SAY - REMEMBER THE ALAMO, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR AND FOR GOD’S SAKE REMEMBER BOISE CITY! BOISE CITY REMAINS THE ONLY U.S. CITY TO BE BOMBED DURING THE WAR. TEXAS BOMBED OKLAHOMA 63 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY. LEARN MORE AT SAVETEXASHISTORY.ORG OR CALL 800-998-4GLO. Save Texas History Program 1-800-998-4GLO | www.savetexashistory.org Texas General Land Office | Communications Division | 512-475-1685
this is a cool site with interesting stoires of Texas. they also sale copies of historic maps and photos.
July 2006 – Week 1 Air Date: July 2 – July 8, 2006 (Sunday – Saturday)
TITLE: TEXAS AT WAR WITH OKLAHOMA?
JULY 1943 AND TEXAS ATTACKS . . . OKLAHOMA?
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THIS STATION AND THE SAVE TEXAS HISTORY PROGRAM OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
JULY 5, 1943. DALHART. DALHART ARMY AIR FIELD IS A TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. BOMBER CREWS. DURING ONE MIDNIGHT PRACTICE RUN, ONE B-17 STRAYS OFF TARGET. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE B-17 DROPS ITS LOAD NOT ON THE RANGE BUT ON DOWNTOWN BOISE CITY OKLAHOMA! SIX 100-POUND DUMMY BOMBS FELL WITHIN FEET OF THE COURTHOUSE, DAMAGED SOME HOMES AND LEFT A THREE FOOT CRATER. BACK AT THE BASE, THE BOYS BEGAN TO SAY - REMEMBER THE ALAMO, REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR AND FOR GOD’S SAKE REMEMBER BOISE CITY! BOISE CITY REMAINS THE ONLY U.S. CITY TO BE BOMBED DURING THE WAR. TEXAS BOMBED OKLAHOMA 63 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY. LEARN MORE AT SAVETEXASHISTORY.ORG OR CALL 800-998-4GLO. Save Texas History Program 1-800-998-4GLO | www.savetexashistory.org Texas General Land Office | Communications Division | 512-475-1685