Resource Type
Collection
States
Counties
6 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 6 of
6
[Clipping: Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Italian-Americans, Hispanics irked by holiday change" in San Antonio Light, discussing the reactions of the Italian-American and Hispanic communities to replacement of Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
San Antonio Light
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus still has his backers]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus still has his backers," in the Houston Post discussing a recent press conference held by Houston-area Hispanics, Italians, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Texas Jubilee Commission to protest the state legislature's decision to replace Columbus Day with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for state employees.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Root, Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Columbus-King holiday swap sparks ethnic groups' protest" discussing the reaction of Hispanic and Italian-American cultural groups to the bill instituting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and eliminating Columbus Day as a paid holiday.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
Associated Press
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Other Bills]
Newspaper clipping of the "Other Bills" section of the San Antonio Light, listing the status of bills in the most recent session of the state legislature with a brief discussion of each bills' contents. The passed bills include recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, insurance reform, and oil spill response.
Date:
May 28, 1991
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: AIDS deaths mourned]
A photograph of a memorial for those who lost their lives to AIDS.
Date:
May 28, 1990
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Efforts in House to force votes on abortion, gay marriage fail]
Newspaper clipping from The Dallas Morning News about votes being put forward in the House of Representatives on abortion and gay marriage.
Date:
May 28, 1997
Creator:
Moreno, Sylvia
System:
The UNT Digital Library