Travis, who asked the world to help him defend the Alamo from tyranny. This may seem hyperbolic, but it appears more in order when we consider that Adina de Zavala’s father was the first vice ...

If they could keep this hulking compound, they could keep Texas ... Despite his best efforts and his valiant stand, Davy did not survive. In 1718, the Alamo was a mission. In 1830, it was a fortress.

The Alamo was originally established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, founded as a Spanish foothold to convert indigenous people to Catholicism. It’s best known as the site of the 1836 Battle ...

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Peerawich Phaisitsawan/Getty Images Continuous compound interest is a formula for loan interest where the balance grows continuously over time, rather than being computed at discrete intervals.

The public is cordially invited to the dedication and unveiling of the Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis ‘Victory or Death’ plaque commemo- rating the sacrifices made at the Battle of the ...

An American flag was lowered to half-staff on the private road that houses the Kennedy compound. It was fitting because the latest in a line of Kennedys had died hours earlier. Ethel Kennedy ...

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