August 30

The 30th is a day all too aware of its civic responsibilities. In 1835, the city of Melbourne Australia was founded. Exactly one year to the day later, in 1836, the city of Houston, Texas was founded. I fail to understand why with such a head start, Melbourne only has six sister cities while Houston has fifteen. What exactly is the problem here? Is Houston that much friendlier than Melbourne? Having as it does 27 sister-cities, Honolulu, Hawaii, blows them both away. Honolulu formally became a city on the 30th in 1850.
Mwlbourne's are Osaka, Japan; Tianjin, China; Thessaloniki, Greece; Boston, United States; Saint Petersburg, Russia; Milan, Italy
Houston's sisters are Aberdeen, Scotland; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Baku, Azerbaijan; Chiba, Japan; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Huelva, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Leipzig, Germany; Luanda, Angola; Nice, France; Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Shenzhen, People's Republic of China; Stavanger, Norway; Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China; Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Tyumen, Russia
Honolulu, the king of the barnyard's sisters are Baguio, Philippines; Baku, Azerbaijan; Bruyeres, France; Caracas, Venzuela; Cebu City, Philippines; Funchal, Portugal; Hainan Island, the People's Republic of China; Hiroshima, Japan; Hue City, Vietnam; Incheon, South Korea; Kaohsiung Municipality, Taiwan; Laoag City, Philippines; Manila, Philippines; Mombasa, Kenya; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Mumbai, India; Naha City, Okinawa, Japan; San Juan, Philippines; - San Juan, Puerto Rico; Santiago, Philippines; Seoul, South Korea; Sintra, Portugal; Tokyo, Japan; Uwajima, Japanl Vigan City, Philippines; Zhongshan City, the People’s Republic of China and Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco.