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Legends discussed in FYI on History - are they true? 2004
August Travis came to Texas because he killed a man in Alabama
September Stephen F. Austin had an affair with his first-cousin Mary Austin Holley
October The Alamo flag was the Mexican tri-color flag with 1824 in place of the eagle
November Texas was united in its fight with Santa Anna for independence
December How Travis died (revisited)
2005
January James Bowie was a respectable business man
February "The Yellow Rose of Texas" was written by a slave
March The Battle of San Jacinto ended the Texas Revolution
April A slave girl was entertaining Santa Anna in his tent at San Jacinto when Sam Houston attacked on April 21
May The book Lonesome Dove is based on the adventures of Charles Goodnight
August Susanna Dickenson was one of the survivors of the battle for The Alamo
September Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States
October The flag of the State of Texas is the only state flag that can be flown at the same level as the American flag
November Only one woman has been hanged in Texas
December Charles Goodnight invented the chuckwagon
2006
January Legend of the steamboat Yellowstone
February Santa Anna brought 5000 well trained troops across the Rio Grande
March Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword and asked all those who would die with him to cross the line
April Stephen F. Austin fought in the Texas Revolution
May Legend of the Canadian River
June The first capital of Texas was San Antonio de Bexar
July San Antonio has always been a Spanish/Mexican city
August The San Jacinto Monument is taller than the Washington Monument in Washington, DC
September Travis drew a line in the sand at The Alamo
October Fannin's men were massacred at Goliad
November Austin has always been the capital
December None of the men fighting at The Alamo survived
2007
January A stampeding herd of cattle cannot be stopped
February Isaac Cline warned the people of Galveston of the approaching hurricane in 1900
March Children captured by Indians on the Texas frontier were quickly recaptured
April Travis' son was not at The Alamo
May All cowboys wore guns and boots
June Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence
July Sam Houston was the first President of the Republic of Texas
August No one knew the great Galveston hurricane was coming
September Stephen F. Austin was a law abiding citizen
October The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 1: How It All Started
November The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 2: Going West...Again
December The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 3: A Change of Ownership
2008
January The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 4: Off To School
February The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 5: Meanwhile, Back In Missouri
March The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 6: Enter The Villains
April The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 7: Back Home To Missouri
May The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 8: Starting Over
June The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 9: TEXAS?!
July The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 10: Starting A Colony
August The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 11: Mexico's Independence
September The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 12: The Work Begins
October The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 13: The Change of Goals
November The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 14: Mexico Doesn't Change But It Does
December The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 15: Having Their Say
2009
January The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 16: Prison Changes Things
February The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 17: There Will Be War
March The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 18: And There Was War
April The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 19: The Republic of Texas
May The Life & Times of Stephen F. Austin - Part 20: The Father of Texas
June How did Davy Crockett die?
July Texas is the only State in the United States that was once a recognized nation
August James Bowie left piles of dead Mexican soldiers around his death bed
September Texas has always had the borders it has today
October The Texian flag at the Battle of the Alamo was the Mexican tri-color flag with 1824 in place of the eagle
November Federal military forces used against U. S. citizens within the United States
December Americans have the right to own guns
2010
January The French And Indian War was a small, unimportant war in America
February The burned remains of the Alamo defenders were never found
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