Lots of locales in the United States have good reason to celebrate or commemorate the month of March. It was March 2 of 1836 when Texas declared its independence from Mexico in the midst of the standoff at The Alamo. Sadly, on March 6, 1836, Santa Anna and his 3,000 Mexican soldiers, after 13 days of fighting, beat 182 Texans at the Alamo. Another massacre befell Texans on March 27, 1836—Palm Sunday. At least 342 were executed by Santa Anna firing squads at Goliad. This incident joined the


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