California Common / Steam Beer. The California Common, or Steam Beer, is a unique 100% American style lager. It's usually brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. This method dates back to the late 1800's in California when refrigeration was a great luxury.
Among the accomplishments Perry credited to Texans was pioneering space. Matter of fact, he said, the first word spoken from the moon was 'Houston.' . That statement drew shouts and applause from the crowd â and our attention. We'd heard the boast before. First Word Spoken On The Moon â on billboards in the Salt Lake City area. We saw them in Austin, too. We also read the statement in several articles, including a 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer travel story about Texas' largest city.
[ Origin unknown .]. Word History: The first known attestation of the word Yankee is found in a letter from 1758 by General James Wolfeâhe used it as a term of contempt for the American colonial troops in his command.