established by the Forty-Second U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872 the first national park in the world 1,221,773 acres U.S. National Park
Its official mission is to provide social and economic development abroad through technical assistance, while promoting mutual understanding between Americans and populations served.
March 2, 1836 the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution 1820, Moses Austin, a U.S. citizen, asked the Spanish government in Mexico for permission to settle in sparsely populated Texas Austin … Continue reading →
Star Spangled Banner becomes the National Anthem (1931) September 14, 1814 - written by Francis Scott Key as he witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812 January 11, 1843 - Francis Scott Key died (of pleurisy) … Continue reading →
Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) In the early morning of March 6, Santa Anna ordered his troops to storm on the Alamo. Travis’ artillery decimated the first and then the second Mexican charge, but in … Continue reading →
2012 Indiana designates Grouseland Rifle as State Gun Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - Representatives voted 78-2 - approved 48-2 by the Indiana Senate one of six remaining long rifles made by Hoosier gunsmith John Small - between 1803 and 1812 … Continue reading →