The Alamo

In this photo, The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is shown in the 1860's. The famous slogan 'Remember The Alamo' is in reference to the Battle of The Alamo on March 6, 1836. Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna defeated the Texian soldiers defending the former Roman Catholic mission.

Among those who lost their lives that day was Davy Crockett, an American pioneer, soldier, trapper, explorer, and Congress man.

Today, The Alamo is a museum which attracts thousands of tourists yearly.

Dealy Plaza

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade passed thru Dealy Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The famous plaza is pictured above 1n 1969, appearing virtually unchanged from that fateful day six years earlier. The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, fired the fatal shot from the top floor, far right window of the Texas School Book Depository building.

Soda Jerker

Soda jerker flips ice cream into malted milk shakes. Corpus Christi, TX 1939