Historical Events
- Feb 23 Alamo besieged for 13 days until March 6 by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
- Mar 6 Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett
- Dec 28 Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
William Schwenck GilbertFamous People in 1836
Charles DickensWorld Leaders in 1836
Andrew Jackson
William Lamb
Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?Showman P. T. Barnum exhibits African American slave Joice Heth, claiming she was the 161 year-old nursemaid to George Washington
On February 25, 1836
Famous Weddings
- Jan 6 Author Harriet Beecher (24) weds educator Calvin Ellis Stowe (33) in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Apr 2 English novelist and social critic Charles Dickens (24) marries Catherine Thomson Hogarth (20)
- May 16 American writer Edgar Allan Poe (26) marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia Clemm
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Betsy Ross
Davy Crockett
James Madison
Aaron Burr
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Stephen F. Austin1836 in Pictures
Remembering The Alamo
A siege by Mexican forces of the Alamo mission compound in Texas began on this day. It lasted 13 days and led to one of the most famous battles in US history.February 23Battle of the Alamo
The Fall of the Alamo by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk shows folk hero Davy Crockett shortly before being killed by Mexican soldiersMarch 6Will There Be a Yacht In Boxing Day Sale?
Black Friday triggers a global online hunt for bargains. But nothing, it seems, compares with the excitement of joining the crush at a physical Boxing Day sale.December 26
