In honor of the best damn state, let's remember two birthdays today. Sam Houston, born on March 2, 1793. The Republic of Texas, born on March 2, 1836....168 years ago today the Texas Declaration of Independence (from Mexico) was signed.
Happy Texas Independence Day, everyone. And happy birthday to... Dr. Seuss Lou Reed John Bon Jovi -and- Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy birthday to the Republic of Texas and Sam Houston! I wish Texas had taken his advice during the run-up to the Civil War and declared independence again, instead of joining the Confederacy. Sam tried to convince everyone to take that route if they insisted on leaving the Union. Who knows how different things would have been if Texans had listened to him?
We'd be living in the best damn country on the planet, rather than in the best damn state in the best damn country on the planet!!
Thank you sir. I will be reviving the NEW CD thread any day now. We got the CDs back from the duplicator and they look and sound great. Just gotta drop them off to the respective stores, etc. Will let you know!
These are indeed the High Holy Days of Texas. Don't forget March 6, the Fall of the Alamo. Or March 27, the Massacre at Goliad. Or April 21, the Victory at San Jacinto. All still ingrained after all these years since 10th grade History. We should all suck o a jalapeno and swig a Lone Star in tribute.
That's an interesting idea. The whole purpose of the Civil War though was to preserve the Union so wouldn't the United States just have went to war with Texas to preserve it as a territory/state of the United States?
Happy birthday RMT! Happy birthday Sam Houston, man after whom my hometown is named. And Happy Birthday TEXAS! WOO WOOOO!!! Awww heck, I'm skipping classes to celebrate.
Wouldn't they have been tempted to do what they could to keep us out of the conflict? It's also possible that we could have been recognized by Britain and France, who recognized the Texas Republic. Who knows what might have happened? That's why it's fun to speculate.
Would today be a bad day to mention what a conniving, trecherous, ungrateful and backstabbing decision the Texan Revolution was in the first place? I guess probably. Maybe I'll bring it up on Cinco de Mayo.
