Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 2, 2021: Texas Independence Day

Texas Declaration of Independence, at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas. Photo by By JW1805 J. Williams., Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY

Texas Independence Day celebrates the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas. The document listed grievances against the Mexican government by the citizens of this Mexican territory, and then declared Texas a “free, sovereign, and independent republic.” Meanwhile, Mexican dictator Santa Anna was besieging the Alamo as part of a campaign to quell the rebellion.

On this date in history in 1962, the late, great Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA scoring record with 100 points against the NY Knicks. 1967 photo. Philadelphia 76ers press photo, Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

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    Nice read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing some research on that. And he actually bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Therefore let me rephrase that: Thank you for lunch! “To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old.” by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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