Saturday, April 24, 2010
The Queen Turns 84
April 21, 2010 was HM Elizabeth II Queen of The United Kingdoms birthday.
GOD BLESS HER!!!
Baking a Cake
We had the Todd's over for dinner Sunday night, and I decided to bake a cake. They did not get to stay until it was done, but had fun helping to get it ready...
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The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texas Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted just eighteen minutes. About 700 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured, while only nine Texans died.
Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war. Three weeks later, he signed the peace treaties that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country. These treaties did not specifically recognize Texas as a sovereign nation, but stipulated that Santa Anna was to lobby for such recognition in Mexico City. Sam Houston became a national celebrity, and the Texans' rallying cries, "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" became etched into American history and legend.
This Battle took place this past week 174 years ago.
My First Post
Life has been good as of late. The economy sucks, and fiances could be better, but Life moves on and is too short to sit around Bitching about... I have been so lazy today relaxing and playing on the computer. Watching TV and listening to a thunderstorm role in.
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