The Battle of the Bulge during World War II, fought in the Ardennes Forest of Europe in the depths of winter in 1944 and 1945, is one of history’s greatest battles. By its end, more than 700,000 ...

Inspecting the Mexican troops The Battle of Gonzales took place on October 2, 1835, and sparked the Texas Revolution into full swing. The high drama encounter was due to a Mexican Army request for the ...

U.S. history has always been a fascinating subject for me. While some classmates in my junior high and high school yawned through classes, I always paid special attention to the events and dates ...

Two women from Gonzales “hastily prepared a flag,” the Texas State Historical Association found, which was raised above the cannon during a battle with the Mexican military on Oct. 2, 1835. The ...

The city’s “Come and Take It” slogan, originating from the 1835 Battle of Gonzales—the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution against Mexican forces—continues to this day as a ...

Part of the text reads: "The very first conflict of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of Gonzales, was fought over a cannon; on October A 2, 1835, the 150 Texian rebels at Gonzales refused to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state Sen. Bryan Hughes filed a resolution Wednesday that would make Texas' official gun the cannon. Hughes, R-Mineola, authored Senate Concurrent Resolution 22, saying ...

Her father lived through the battle as a combat correspondent. Feb. 23, 2025 Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 ...

In early October 1835, the first shots of the Texas Revolution ... Also known as the Battle of Gonzales, this is the skirmish that launched the Texas Revolution and ultimately led to the creation ...