October 3 in San Antonio history…

1914
Ten soldiers from each company in the 14th Cavalry and the 17th Infantry at Eagle Pass were granted special leaves to attend the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey circus in San Antonio.

1942
H.E.B. opens its first grocery store in San Antonio at 1802 N. Main St.

1992
Ozzy Osbourne, Alice in Chains &  Blind Melon play a show at Joe & Harry Freeman Coliseum.  It is Mr. Osbourne’s first appearance in San Antonio since his infamous cenotaph incident ten years earlier.

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