Texans Set Record in Optimism 10 Years Ago
An unsigned historical note recalls Texas declaring independence on March 2, 1836 at Washington on the Brazos amid a Mexican invasion. It credits blood and figures like Goliad and the Alamo, notes the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Sam Houston’s 1836 oath, and reflects on American expansion and earlier expeditions.
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Texas
Mexico
Washington-on - the - Brazos
Goliad
Alamo
United States
Republic of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe
Sam Houston
Columbia
Republic
America
Philip Nolan
Augustine Magee
Bernardo Gutierrez
James Long
General Council
Stephens
Texas Declaration of Independence Passed 1836 Highlights
The piece recalls Mexico's control over Texas and the push for independence in 1836. It notes the signing at Washington on the Brazos by figures like Robert Potter, the 58 signers with many under 40, and Texas gains and losses in territory, plus motives such as lack of trial by jury and public schools.
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Washington-on-the-Brazos
Robert Potter
Potter County
Potter
Texas Navy
South
Jose Antonio Navarro
Francisco Ruis
Bexar
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Sooners
Jayhawks
United States History Paper Bee
Texas Independence and San Jacinto Echoes in Houston Portrait
The account recalls Sam Houston and the San Jacinto battle, noting casualties of 630 Mexicans killed, 280 wounded, 730 captured against Texans with two killed and 23 wounded. It highlights Texas holidays March 2 and April 21 and Houston’s evolving views on annexation and republic debts.
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Mexico
Texas
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Ducks Rescued From Snowbank After Blizzard
Two tame ducks trapped by a blizzard were found in a snowbank near Fergus Falls Minnesota. Elwyn Friedrich, a 4-H Club girl, heard faint quacks and rescued them from their cold storage prison. The yellow rail bird, a good swimmer, is noted.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Elwyn Friedrich
Sign Painter Reverses N On No Parking Signs
Seattle report notes George Hoeh paints the first N backwards on no parking signs to grab attention and curb rule breaking. He explains the second N is formed normally to show he knows better.
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Seattle
George Hoeh
Hoeh
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