On this day, in History, The Alamo fell.

187 Volunteer “Texians” held off an expeditionary force of 5,000 Mexican soldiers for 13 days in San Antonio, Texas.

All of the defenders that were not killed in the battle itself were executed on the same day.
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"Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.