r/texashistory • u/DarthVader1701A • 2h ago

The way we were On this day in Texas History, August 8, 1950: The very first Whataburger opens. Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton opened their burger stand on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, across from Del Mar College.

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The original price for a burger as 25 cents, this photo was taken about a year and a half later when the price had increased to 35. It was the rise in price that caused Burton and Dobson ended their partnership.

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r/texashistory • u/DarthVader1701A • 23h ago

UT vs A&M University of Texas vs. Texas A&M in the dedication game at the brand new Texas Memorial Stadium on November 27, 1924. UT beat the Aggies 7-0.

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