April 21 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England after his father, Henry VII, died. In 1836, with the battle cry "Remember the Alamo!" Texas forces under Sam ...

If you're touring San Antonio ... that General Antonio López de Santa Anna indicated his plans for the Alamo. Local legend claims that many heroes from the Alamo battle (including Davy Crockett ...

it's the Alamo. Once a Franciscan mission, it was here that 189 Texans fought and lost their lives in 1836 during a 13-day siege by Mexican ruler, President Antonio López de Santa Anna.

It was a cold March morning in 1836 when Mexican soldiers at the Alamo brought the young woman named Susanna Dickinson and ...

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day. It commemorates the victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla ... administration led by Antonio López de Santa Ana, which lasted until ...

The Battle of San ... attack on General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican forces, who had camped near the San Jacinto River. Greatly outnumbered, the Texans struck with fury, shouting their rally ...

Celebrated annually, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the Second French Empire, led by Napoleon III, at the Battle of Puebla ... of California at Santa Barbara, shared ...

One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing in front of a Southern California high school Wednesday, authorities said.The three male Santa Ana High students were taken to a ...