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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 28 Aug 2017

    Houston Astrodome under construction, opened 1965:pic.twitter.com/kNoYgHqHy5

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      1. Elizabeth Smith‏ @elizagardens 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I'll never forget the childhood road trip to the astrodome and astroworld. Dad was so proud to bring us, fun family trip!

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      1. Nuke Laloosh‏ @Freerangebison 28 Aug 2017
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        Attended a baseball game there in 1967. I could not comprehend that I was indoors.

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      1. detroitdavid  🇺🇸 (American Made)  👍‏ @davidgadaskin 28 Aug 2017
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        Is that a Chevy Byscane?

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      1. JCC‏ @JCCCPA64 28 Aug 2017
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        Who cares about the dome. It's the Chevy that caught my.

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      1. Josh Burdick‏ @JoshBurdick72 10 Sep 2017
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        My father took this photo and that's my grandfather in his car. More here:https://joshburdick.smugmug.com/Architecture/Astrodome-in-the-60s/ …

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      1. Erica Gott‏ @EricaGott 28 Aug 2017
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        I went to the rodeo and the circus there in 1966-69. It was billed as 8th wonder of the world.

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      1. Kokomo Kid‏ @KokomoKid1 28 Aug 2017
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        Is it still there? The seats, bathrooms, etc. were in a horrible state of repair when I was there in 2003.

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      1. Eileen Dugan‏ @drminiac 28 Aug 2017
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        Early tour guides boasted, "You could put the Shamrock Hilton on the infield, and it wouldn't touch the top."

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      1. Peter August‏ @p_marchione 28 Aug 2017
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        Who hit the first home run there?

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      2. Vic‏ @Vic_Issitudes 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @AstrosDaily

        So that was the boondocks, back in the day?

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      3. Astros Daily‏ @AstrosDaily 28 Aug 2017
        Replying to @Vic_Issitudes @BeschlossDC

        This is a 1952 aerial photo of the Astrodome area from Google Earth. There wasn't a whole lot more there in the early 1960s.pic.twitter.com/KcAoXRhbCv

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      1. Leslie Stokes‏ @LKStokes1 28 Aug 2017
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        Visited dome w/family in 1969,have photos of Aunt and my Dad smoking cigarettes inside dome while watching event.Im still cringing.

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      1. Al Elia‏ @alfromfl 28 Aug 2017
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        As a student at Villanova, I was there for the 1971 Final Four in the dome. Returned for '16 Final Four at NRG. Fond memories of Houston.

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      1. Kenneth Heintz‏ @ktheintz 28 Aug 2017
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        To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, the plan is to pave the 8th Wonder and put in a parking lothttps://www.curbed.com/2016/10/7/13205926/astrodome-houston-preservation-parking-plan …

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      1. Db‏ @Bodaren 28 Aug 2017
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        This image was my cell phone background for a long time. an incredible site relative to what the area is like today.

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      1. Kris Weinschenker‏ @KWeinschenker 28 Aug 2017
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        IIRC, Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in an exhibition game

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