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1836: Alamo besieged by Santa Anna's Mexican army.This day in 1836, during the Texas war for independence, Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna began a siege of the Alamo, which was captured after 13 days and which became for Texans a symbol of heroic resistance.More events on this day1945:Six U.S. servicemen raised the American flag over Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. |
1905:The first Rotary Club was founded by Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris. |
1870:Mississippi was readmitted to the United States following the American Civil War. |
1822:Boston was granted a charter to become a city. |
1685:English composer George Frideric Handel, a leading figure of late Baroque music, was born. |
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