Happy birthday, Houston

By ABC13
HOUSTON The city of Houston turns 172 years old tomorrow.

It was on August 30, 1836, that the Allen brothers bought land along Buffalo Bayou and named the area Houston in honor of General Sam Houston, the hero of the battle of San Jacinto.

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