History Out-Takes – Page 5

Road to Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto

Houston began with approximately 1200 Texians in his volunteer army, but after the slaughter...

Most Texans are familiar with the song The Yellow Rose of Texas made popular by Roy...

Sometimes we forget that the people we remember as history’s heroes were as human as...

In the 1830s, Great Britain ended their practice of human slavery without bloodshed, but...

Actually, we’re not quite sure when James Bowie was born, but our best guess is...

Riddle: How can a war end before it begins? Answer: On the calendar! From an official...

Every Spring, God carpets the state of Texas in blue. But it wasn’t until...

There are several interesting footnotes to the Texas Revolution. One concerns the “Twin Sisters.”...

Sam Houston’s Texas Army has on the move for almost two weeks, but their progress...

Col. James Fannin surrendered to the Mexican General Urrea on March 20, 1836 after...