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Alamo’s history before and after Texas Revolution. To understand why the battle over the Alamo’s future is so contentious, it’s important to understand its past.
The heroic history of the Alamo was handed down to Americans by an enslaved man named Joe. He fought and bled in the Battle of the Alamo but miraculously lived to tell about it.
The 13-day siege of The Alamo, which took place in 1836 during the war for Texas independence, has long been a fascinating footnote in the annals of American history.In many respects, it's ...
Recall, however, that the Alamo was a Spanish mission long before it served as a fort. It is far more likely that the skull was that of an Indian convert buried inside the compound.
For Hispanic Heritage Month, KENS 5 is sharing a Battle of the Alamo story many of us don't learn about, one about brothers who fought on opposing sides. One was loyal to the Mexican army, while ...
The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed March 2, 1836, at at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Here are 10 things you didn't know about the Texas Revolution.
Just before the Alamo overhaul, English-born watercolorist Edward Everett, then a 28-year-old sergeant in an Illinois militia headed off to fight in the Mexican War, was assigned to the duty of ...
Updates to the Spanish mission, which was the site of the historic Battle of the Alamo in 1836 during Texas' fight for independence from Mexico, will include a new 100,000-square-foot visitor ...