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WE REMEMBER 190 YEARS AGO TODAY - DAY 13: MARCH 6, 1836!
On this day in 1836, Santa Anna gives the order to attack just before dawn.
After a bloody 90-minute battle, the Alamo falls.
1,800 Mexican troops storm the Alamo ending a 13-day siege.
Almost all of the fort's nearly 200 defenders perish in the assault.
Santa Anna orders the bodies of the slain defenders burned.
The Alamo's defenders…
ContinuePosted by MRHOUSTONIAN on March 6, 2026 at 5:00am
Houstonians and the City of Houston Celebrate 189 Years of History!
From the Mudflats of 1836 the Allen Family and Their Dream Town!
In the month of August in 1836, brothers John Kirby Allen, Augustus Chapman Allen and his wife Charlotte Allen founded the…
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