San Antonian Ed White was the first American spacewalker 56 years ago today
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Ed White, the first American astronaut to walk in space, is seen during the Gemini 4 mission in 1965. NASAShow MoreShow Less
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Astronaut Ed White, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight, floats in space June 3, 1965. The San Antonian was the first American to walk in space. Show MoreShow Less
Before Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969, a San Antonian was the first American to walk in space on June 3, 1965.
During a four-day mission, Ed White floated in space for about 20 minutes attached by only a 23-foot tether and 25-foot umbilical, according to the Space Center in Houston.
Tweet of 1951 San Antonio Light photo a reminder of devastating Texas drought
Peter Rasmussen
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In this 1951 photo of Sam J. Smith, a San Antonio farmer, is elated by the rain during the severe drought. The photo, taken by former San Antonio Light photographer Harvey Belgin, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 1952. The photo was highlight on Sunday, April 4, 2021, by Traces of Texas Twitter account. (Harvey Belgin/San Antonio Light)
This photo now belongs to the Institute of Texan Cultures, which used it in a 1998 exhibit about Texas weather.HARVEY BELGIN/Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures
`Misunderstood and hoping to shed toxic image, Brockhouse rides again in San Antonio mayoral contest
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Bouncy like an athletic TED-talker, Greg Brockhouse is objectively handsome, with just the right amount of gray in his hair, often wearing jeans and his HOKA running shoes at campaign events along with T-shirts that yell, “GREG FOR MAYOR.”
Brockhouse also is one of San Antonio’s most divisive public figures. To challenge Mayor Ron Nirenberg in the May 1 election, he has rolled out a more reflective persona and some dense policy initiatives, but his campaign formula is still heavy on name-calling, conservative talking points and raw grievance.
Skip to main content Breathtaking audacity - Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe s children fight over family fortune. Hundreds of millions are stake
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In this April 25, 2008 file photo, former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, Honorary Grand Marshal, waves as he takes part in Fiesta’s Battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio. Briscoe died at his Uvalde home at the age of 87 in 2010.Eric Gay /APShow MoreShow Less
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Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe and his daughter Janey Marmion attend an event in San Antonio in 2005.File photoShow MoreShow Less
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Dolph and Janey Briscoe pose with their children, Janey, Dolph III (Chip), and Cele at the Frio Ranch in an undated official campaign portrait of the Briscoe family. Photo taken from the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History collection./Dolph Briscoe Center for AmericaShow MoreShow Less
Cloak & Dagger is a good Texas movie filmed in San Antonio, Texas
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Davey (Henry Thomas) listens intently as his imaginary friend, superspy Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman), outlines a plan of action in which he can escape the killers who are after him in “Cloak & Dagger.”Universal Studios
The 1984 thriller “Cloak & Dagger” would be hard to distinguish from TV shows of the era such as “The A-Team” and “Magnum P.I.” if it weren’t for its star, a kid named Henry Thomas known to everyone back then as Elliott from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.”
Thomas, in his first movie since Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster made him famous, plays Davey, an 11-year-old boy who loses himself in an Atari video game called “Cloak & Dagger” after his mother’s death. He not only plays on his Atari 5200 console, he makes up a role-playing game based on “Cloak & Dagger’s” secret-agent plot and makes believe he’s a spy with his friend Kim (Christina Nigra).