Hurricane Debra hit between Freeport, Texas and Galveston, Texas on July 25, 1959. It was a category 1 hurricane that caused $7 million dollars in damage but no fatalities.

Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964), was a general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was poised to command the invasion of Japan in November 1945 but was instead ...

To the south of the hotel was the profusely landscaped garden, terrace, and swimming pool. The pool measured 165 by 142 feet. It was repeatedly described as the largest outdoor pool in the world, so large that it could ...

Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian bombshell, brought to American audiences a seductive surface: the exoticism of South America, a sensuality tempered by caricature, and outlandish costumes. (From Carmen Miranda's Official Website.)