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Galveston


1983 Hurricane Alicia battered Houston and Galveston, Texas

1981 Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision

1979 Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster

1961 John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits

1956 Marcy Hanson, born in Galveston, Texas, playmate, October 1978

1953 Tracy Scoggins, Galveston, Texas, actress, Colbys, Gumshoe Kid

1944 Barry White, born in Galveston, Texas, singer, Love's Theme

1943 Valerie Perrine, Galveston, Texas, actress, Slaughterhouse 5

1943 Valerie Perrine, born in Galveston, Texas, actress, Steam Bath, Superman, Lenny

1943 Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House

1938 Glen Campbell, singer, By the Time I get to Phoenix, Galveston

1929 Katherine Helmond, born in Galveston, Texas, actress, Soap, Mona-Who's the Boss

1915 Hurricane kills 275 in Galveston, Texas with $50 million damage

1915 Hurricane strikes Galveston, Texas (275 killed)

1900 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas

1897 Sara Haden, Galveston, Texas, actress, A Family Affair

1865 At Galveston, Kirby-Smith surrenders Trans-Mississippi Dept

1865 Battle of Galveston, Texas, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith

1863 Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras

1863 Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city

1862 Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas

1861 Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas


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