this day in Texas History

[red26]

1836 Texas troops commanded by Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna and his Mexican army at San Jacinto near present-day Houston. The 18-minute engagement marks the final battle of the Texas Revolution.


       Remember the Alamo!!!!!!! My fellow Texans

[WWhiskey]

 

[Airscrew]

 

[Jackal1]

[rogwar]

My Great Great Great Uncle John Kelly was massacred at Goliad. Remember Goliad!

Long live the Republic of Texas!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliad_massacre

[red26]

  to your Great Great Great Uncle John Kelly

[Holden McGroin]

Sam Houston: One hell of a Virginian.

[rogwar]

Traveling a lot gives me the time to read.

Texas history is very colorful, particularly around that time period and later into the legend of the Texas Rangers.

The Goliad, San Jancito, and Alamo sites are very interesting to visit. If any of you travelers ever get to San Jacinto not far from Houston be sure to see the video/slide show at the San Jacinto monument. Battleship Texas as well close by has always been fascinating.

[Airscrew]

Sam Houston: One hell of a Virginian.

A Brave Soldier. A Fearless Statesman.
A Great Orator — A Pure Patriot.
A Faithful Friend, A Loyal Citizen.
A Devoted Husband and Father.
A Consistent Christian — An Honest Man.

[bcadoo]

"Come and take it" was a slogan used in the Texas Revolution in 1835. In March of 1831, Juan Gomez, a Lieutenant in the Mexican Army, worked alongside Tadeo Ortiz , a consul at Bordeaux, France, and granted a small cannon to the colony of San Antonio. The small bronze cannon was received by the colony and signed for by Randy Tumlinson. It was then transported to Gonzales, Texas and later was the object of Texas pride. At the minor skirmish known as the Battle of Gonzales, a small group of Texans successfully resisted the Mexican forces who had orders to seize their cannon. As a symbol of defiance, the Texans had fashioned a flag containing the phrase along with a black star and an image of the cannon which they had received six years earlier from the hands of a Mexican official.

[WWhiskey]

[rogwar]

Now that's funny and appropriate with respect at the same time. 

[rpm]

I was shocked as a kid to learn that not all children across the nation were required to learn Texas history.  WTF?

[C(Sea)Bass]

I was shocked as a kid to learn that not all children across the nation were required to learn Texas history.  WTF?

In modern public's schools kids are not required to learn history period.

[BlkKnit]

Texas: Its like a whole other country........








Mexico!

hehehe, sorry, couldn't resist that one.  I like Texas, really!  Its the Texans I could do without  (ps. that too, my friend, was an attempt at humor)