Happy Birthday, Texas!

20070302_texas_neon.jpgHappy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday, dear Texas.
Happy birthday to you.

The Republic of Texas was born 171 years ago today when forty-one recently elected delegates gathered at Washington-on-the-Brazos and unanimously decided that Texas should be free. They would no longer tolerate the dictatorship of Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna.

The revolutionary war escalated. The Alamo fell. Santa Anna was captured at San Jacinto. And, the rest is history.

Time to party.

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By Jason Bargas in , on March 2, 2007 9:05 AM Comments 5 Likes Likes

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