1856
San Antonio’s city limits are set as one square league with the dome of San Fernando Cathedral as center, divided into four wards.
1918 – World War I
The Russian royal family: Tsar Nicolas II, his wife Alexandra (granddaughter of Britain’s Queen Victoria), and their children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei, are assassinated by Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
1968
“2001: A Space Odyssey” has its San Antonio premiere in 70mm at North Star Mall’s Cinema II. “The Green Berets” starring John Wayne plays at Cinema I.