Today in History: 1836 Remember the Alamo
On February 24, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under siege by the Mexican army.
A native of Alabama, Travis moved to the Mexican state of Texas in 1831. He soon became a leader of the growing movement to overthrow the Mexican government and establish an independent Texan republic. When the Texas revolution began in 1835, Travis became a lieutenant-colonel in the revolutionary army and was given command of troops in the recently captured city of San Antonio de Bexar (now San Antonio). On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican force commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana arrived suddenly in San Antonio. Travis and his troops took shelter in the Alamo, where they were soon joined by a volunteer force led by Colonel James Bowie.
Though Santa Ana’s 5,000 troops heavily outnumbered the several hundred Texans, Travis and his men determined not to give up. On February 24, they answered Santa Ana’s call for surrender with a bold shot from the Alamo’s cannon. Furious, the Mexican general ordered his forces to launch a siege. Travis immediately recognized his disadvantage and sent out several messages via couriers asking for reinforcements. Addressing one of the pleas to “The People of Texas and All Americans in the World,” Travis signed off with the now-famous phrase “Victory or Death.”
Only 32 men from the nearby town of Gonzales responded to Travis’ call for help, and beginning at 5:30 a.m. on March 6, Mexican forces stormed the Alamo through a gap in the fort’s outer wall, killing Travis, Bowie, Davy Crockett and 190 of their men. Despite the loss of the fort, the Texan troops managed to inflict huge losses on their enemy, killing at least 600 of Santa Ana’s men.
The defense of the Alamo became a powerful symbol for the Texas revolution, helping the rebels turn the tide in their favor. At the crucial Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 910 Texan soldiers commanded by Sam Houston defeated Santa Ana’s army of 1,250 men, spurred on by cries of “Remember the Alamo!” The next day, after Texan forces captured Santa Ana himself, the general issued orders for all Mexican troops to pull back behind the Rio Grande River. On May 14, 1836, Texas officially became an independent republic. Texas joined the Union in 1845.
-History.com
Im listening to this Johhny Cash's Remember the Alamo today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i79X9jTAfEM
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On the Menu Today – Chicken and Dumplings
A favorite dish of mine that combines two of my favorite foods together (Chicken and Dumplings). I have not tried this recipe from Insanely Good Recipes but it sounds amazing.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small slices
1 cup milk
2 quarts chicken broth
3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. Mix in the butter with a fork or a pastry blender until incorporated. Pour the milk and stir with a fork until the mixture forms a ball.
Dust a clean, dry work surface with flour. Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin. Slice with a pizza cutter or a knife into 2×2-inch squares. Coat the cutter with flour in between slices to prevent sticking. Place the dumplings onto a floured plate.
In a large pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil. Drop the dumplings one at a time, stirring carefully while adding.
Cover the pot and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a dumpling comes out clean. Add the shredded chicken and stir until warmed through. Serve in bowls. Enjoy!
Quote of the Day:
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XKCD may have just discovered the secret to perpetual motion.
And increasingly over my life I have been drawing to the same conclusion as Inspirobot.
Western dumplings... I remember my first jaunt with them. Was over at a friend's house for dinner and was super pumped for chicken dumpling soup. Found out those dumplings are just doughy bits. Not bad, for sure, but definitely not was I was expecting.
Screen is my best friend. XD
It's not the screen, it's what's on it that isn't your friend. That is, unless you have SpiceWorks (or this community) being displayed.
Yum, chicken and dumplings. I may have to try that recipe.
Inspirobot: You don't know nothing 'bout my friends, or my screens.
I think what Inspirobot meant was to screen your friends.
I remember the Alamo and I wasn't even born then lol
Happy Birthday George Thorogood! He is "bad to the bone!"
Oooooo chicken and dumplings sounds delicious!
Inspirobot try telling that to the millenniums. Good luck with that!
That depends inspirobot. That depends
Today in History: 1836 Remember the Alamo
Flying Scotsman , I may have that model train in my collection. The train is actually named after the service.
I have great wallpapers on my devices, so my screens are very much my friends. Printers on the other hand...
Just Monika.
I remember getting a Flying Scotsman trainset for Christmas when I was a kid, and I still own it today.
Today's recipe sounds delicious, especially with the dumplings.
But if I didn't have my screens how would I talk to ppl?
Screen friends? Easy when you have no friends! lol
1947 Edward James Olmos - American actor (Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica)
So say we all!
Stand and Deliver, man!
Flying Scotsman , I may have that model train in my collection. The train is actually named after the service.
Yes, there was a documentary on the service a while back - it even had a Barber's shop in one of the carriages, I think the date refers to the Locomotive which was the first to officially hit 100mph (although the GWR loco City of Truro did it 20 years before but it wasn't publicized for fear of frightening the customers)
It's doing its last few excursions before a major overhaul starting in April to prepare for its centenary.
https://www.steamdreams.co.uk/tours.php?loco=6351
I'll leave now before someone spots my anorak!
That COTD propulsion idea sounds very similar to Bistromatics engine from from HHGTTG :)
If you've never had the chance, the Alamo is an interesting place to visit.
Happy B-Day to:
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone!
Edward James Olmos - The newer Battlestar Galactica series was great. Not to mention Stand and Deliver and American Me.
Chester Nimitz - he has a whole class of aircraft carriers named after him.
Chicken and Dumplings - yum!
COTD and mouseover - LOL
1810 Henry Cavendish - British physicist and chemist (discovery of hydrogen): Had nothing to do with the Cavendish blend of pipe tobacco
On the Menu Today – Chicken and Dumplings: Tis a great warm and fulfilling meal
QotD: Completely non-sequitur, maybe Inspirobot followed Dinwiddie?
Inspirobot: Yes they are, keeps the bugs away.
Here it is... When Inspirobot gained Sentience.
In honor of George Thorogood we should all have "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One beer"
2020: American mathematician Katherine Johnson—whose trailblazing work at NASA became known to a wide audience through the book Hidden Figures and its film adaptation (both 2016)—died at age 101.
CotD sounds like how marketing departments derive their product specs/performance info.
RE: Inspirobot, I believe it's a bit more nuanced than that.
Since I work from home... My "bad screen" turns into my "good screen" when it hits 5 PM. :)
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