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Thursday, 4 March 2010

History quiz - "What happened this week"



H/T Peyton

5 comments:

ajdshootist said...

The Battle of the Alamo in 1836.
That is the Battleship USS Texas which served in the First & Second World Wars.

Outlaw 13 said...

March 2nd is Texas independence day. Pictured is the Battleship Texas and the San Jacinto Monument which commemorates the final battle of the Texas war for independence from Mexico.

The battle of the Alamo took place from February 23 until the 6th of March where 100 Texicans held off 1500 Mexican troops during the "13 days of glory." I knew all those Texas history classes would come in handy some day.

Eric said...

USS Texas.
9 MAR 1919, First American battleship to launch an aircraft.
16 FEB - 16 MAR 1945 Support and area clearing at Iwo Jima.
2006 Played herself in the movies Flags of our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima.

Joe Texan said...

Texas Independence Day! Also, the fall of the Alamo. I was born in the shadow of the San Jacinto Monument!

Glenn Mark Cassel said...

Battle at The Mission San Antonio de Bexar.
Did a couple years in South Texas.
Pictured USS Texas BB-35.