On February 23, 1836, the Mexican army, led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna, arrived at the gates of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. What followed was a legendary 13-day siege that would forever be etched into the annals of history. The Texian defenders, numbering fewer than 200, were vastly outnumbered by Santa …
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the most pivotal documents in American history. This executive order declared that all enslaved individuals in Confederate-held territories were to be freed. While it did not immediately abolish slavery throughout the entire United States, it fundamentally altered the course of the Civil …
