World History EncyclopediaThe Texas Revolution (1835-1836) is one of the most important events in American history as it established the Texas Republic, leading to the annexation of Texas as the 28th state in 1846, which ignited the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). #History #TexasRevolution #StephenF.Austin #SiegeOfTheAlamo #JuanSeguin #JamesBowie #DavidCrockett #BattleOfTheAlamo #Alamo #Texas #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/9-314-en/
Colonial American history has many 'firsts' – Harvard University, the first institution of higher learning (1636), Bacon's Rebellion (1676), the first large-scale armed insurrection, the Stono Rebellion (1739), the first major slave revolt, Pennsylvania Hospital (1751), the first hospital – and, among the many others, the Harpe brothers, America's first serial killers. #History #DavidCrockett #Crime #HarpeBrothers #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2862-en/
The death of David "Davy" Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) has been understood as a heroic last stand at least since 1880 when Texan historian Reuben M. Potter dismissed eyewitness accounts that Crockett had surrendered as "calumny against the hero", insisting that Crockett fought to the end (Kilgore, 27). #History #TexasRevolution #SiegeOfTheAlamo #DavidCrockett #BattleOfTheAlamo #Mexico #Texas #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2835-en/
The forgotten accounts that challenged the Alamo legend for nearly 150 years
The death of David "Davy" Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) has been understood as a heroic last stand at least since 1880 when Texan historian Reuben M. Potter dismissed eyewitness...
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. #History #TexasRevolution #SiegeOfTheAlamo #DavidCrockett #BattleOfTheAlamo #Alamo #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25559-en/
Jon SullivanThere's a good article in #RNZ today about the passing of birding legend #DavidCrockett. David's determination and dedication led to the rediscovery of the Chatham Island tāiko in 1978. That's an endemic NZ seabird that had been considered extinct since it had last been seen in 1867. Now it's increasing.
When species become very rare, the actions of single people can make a huge difference to their survival.
