Showing posts with label texas history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texas history. Show all posts
March 2, 2017

To My Fellow Texans

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And everyone else who loves liberty! Happy Texas Independence Day ! Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas ...
October 2, 2014

The Texas Revolution

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Today in 1835, the Texas Revolution began with the Battle of Gonzales . It's about time for another revolution.
July 20, 2014

San Jacinto Monument Cam

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From the site : Experience views of La Porte, Texas from the perspective of the San Jacinto Monument.  Standing more than 567 feet tall,...
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August 1, 2013

The Texas Bell Tower Sniper

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Today in history on August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower in Austin with a large cache of w...
March 6, 2013

El Degüello

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El Degüello is the "No Quarter" song played by Santa Ana's troops during the start of the siege of the Alamo El Degüello m...
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November 26, 2011

Chile in Texas

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From Wiki : The flag of the U.S. state of Texas is similar to the Chilean flag, which was created and introduced 21 years before that of T...
February 3, 2010

The Day the Music Died

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via Mental Floss Fifty-one years ago today, a plane crashed shortly after taking off from Clear Lake, Iowa, killing all four people aboard. ...
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January 26, 2010

Audie Murphy's Heroic Stand

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From Texas on the Potomac On this date in 1945, during World War II, First Lt. Audie Murphy single-handedly stopped German troops from adv...