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2 days ago · t. e. The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed ...
1 day ago · The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians between February 28 and April 19, 1993.
2 days ago · Battle of Leyte Gulf. Coordinates: 10°22′12″N 125°21′18″E. Battle of Leyte Gulf. Part of the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) of the Pacific Theater of World War II. The light aircraft carrier Princeton on fire, east of Luzon, on 24 October 1944. Date.
- 23-26 October 1944
- Allied victory
2 days ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history ...
4 days ago · Throughout August 27, while Jackson's men feasted. the Army of Virginia shuttled northward toward Manassas. Confusing intelligence and contradictory orders from Pope hampered the Union march. Hoping to capture the isolated Jackson, Pope finally reached Manassas Junction about noon on August 28. Pope found only the charred ruins of his base.
2 days ago · v. t. e. The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity. They were founded c. 1119, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and existed for nearly ...
4 days ago · Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661
