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The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen.
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Houston
Largest city in Texas, United States
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census, while the Greater Houston metropolitan area at 7.8 million residents is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Augustus Chapman Allen
Texas political leader (1806–1864)
Augustus Chapman Allen, along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen, founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. He was born on July 4, 1806, in Canaseraga Village, New York, to Sarah (Chapman) and Roland Allen.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Kirby Allen
Co-founder of Houston, Texas in 1836
John Kirby Allen was a co-founder of the city of Houston and a former member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives. He was born in Canaseraga Village, New York. He never married. He died of congestive fever on August 15, 1838, and was buried at Founders Memorial…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 30
Day of the year
August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 123 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)