March 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. Advertisement In 1899, President William McKinley signed legislation establishing Mount Rainier ...

As we celebrated Texas independence from Mexico by the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, I am reminded that approximately 185 Texans were in the Alamo under siege ...

Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. Texas was a contested territory, and by 1836 the Alamo had become a military outpost as Texans fought to win independence. That February, 189 Texan ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Across the state, people remember the day Texas declared its independence from Mexico. For the Stone Fort Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the ...

On March 2, 1836, the first Texans declared independence from Mexico, and the Republic of Texas formed. Now, 189 years later, Dairy Queen is helping celebrate Texas Independence Day with a Texas ...

Back in 1836, as tensions with Mexico escalated, 59 determined settlers and leaders gathered at Washington-on-the-Brazos to make a bold move—they signed the Texas Declaration of Independence ...

The Founding Fathers of Texas – those patriots who fought and died for our liberty, those 59 brave souls who signed our state’s Declaration of Independence from Mexico – would be disgusted ...

March 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, Texas proclaimed independence from Mexico. In 1899, President William ...