1885
Ground is broken for the new San Antonio National Bank building on Commerce street.
1939
V. L. Mallory, WOAI, radio engineer, today demonstrated successfully to Army Air Corps officers and others, his automatic airport lighting system by which lights are turned on without a ground attendant.
1956
Elvis Presley with his band, Scotty Moore, Bill Black and D.J. Fontana, plays two shows at the Bexar County Coliseum to thousands of swooning, screaming, mainly female, fans. It was the third appearance for Elvis in San Antonio in 1956. (photo from Freeman Coliseum.)