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cliffw APR 21, 09:25 AM
I did not mention that on this day in 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto took place.

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maryjane APR 21, 12:05 PM
April21,1836, the day that changed America forever.
cliffw APR 21, 11:09 PM
Did 'ga know, ... , the San Jacinto monument is taller than the Washington monument in Washington DC ? Did 'ga know, the Texas State Capitol dome is taller than the US Capitol dome ? Did 'ga know, that the San Jacinto monument also has a Reflection Pool ?




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Originally posted by maryjane:
April 21,1836, the day that changed America forever.



Hmm. Perhaps that would be the day that we surrendered to the United States, and became the 28th State. Why did we do that ? I don't know. We did join the Confederacy.

I feel the oppression today is just as onerous.

Now, ... ,


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Originally posted by williegoat:

Can I play Bob Wills now?




You did and thank you.

Did "ga know, besides the San Antonio Rose, there is the Yellow Rose of Texas ? Did 'ga know that you can pull s battleship with a crunt hair ?

Who was the Yellow Rose Of Texas ?

A Black woman of color, .


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In the fall of 1835, a free African-American woman from Connecticut named Emily D. West signed a one-year contract with Colonel James Morgan to work as a housekeeper in New Washington (later known as Morgan’s Point), a small settlement in Texas. In mid-April 1836, Mexican troops commanded by General Antonio López de Santa Anna arrived at New Washington. After looting and burning the settlement, Santa Anna and his soldiers forced Emily West to accompany them when they left several days later. According to legend, West was in Santa Anna’s tent on April 21, when Sam Houston’s Texian Army charged the Mexican camp in the Battle of San Jacinto.



This rendition of the the rendition of the Yellow Rose of Texas does feature the Confederate Flag, but ... you can pull a battle ship with a crunt hair.