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23. Cool trivia on the Alamo

Reply to mackdaddy (Reply #14)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:59 PM

Oct 9

The chevrons on the columns at the door were reversed in the film

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A student came up to me after class yesterday [View all] Coventina Oct 9 OP

And remember that the Alamo - a symbol of freedom - rurallib Oct 9 #1

I wonder if he heard about the Alhambra as a child yorkster Oct 9 #2

That's what I was wondering. mwmisses4289 Oct 9 #4

I'd say probably. There are actually a number of names of pkaces in Spain soldierant Oct 9 #17

Blame Wikipedia. Too much knowledge! usonian Oct 9 #3

I was in my small town Kansas college choir, we did a performance in Moscow, Kansas on a tour... wcmagumba Oct 9 #5

Ask a Missouri school kid to find the following places: lastlib Oct 9 #7

Everyone in the Boston area knows that Kansas City is in Saugus Mass. usonian Oct 9 #11

Don't forget Hayti (pronounced HAY-tie) RazorbackExpat Oct 9 #31

well in a sense it was in Spain dsc Oct 9 #6

Holy crap! One of the most disheartening displays of woeful ignorance I've ever heard of... 3catwoman3 Oct 9 #8

"If English was good enough for Jesus, It's good enough for me." 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #19

Sometime before I was 12. Ms. Toad Oct 9 #9

Not too long ago I ordered a book on the Alamo PCB66 Oct 9 #10

In fairness, when I was in H.S., the history book went up to WW2. 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #22

I think he meant the Alhambra Mblaze Oct 9 #12

I bet he doesn't know who John Wayne is either ToxMarz Oct 9 #13

I recall reading about the time Johnny Gacy and Jeff Dahlmer were having lunch together.Jeff asked John, 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #18

I watched the John Wayne movie many decades ago. mackdaddy Oct 9 #14

Cool trivia on the Alamo Brother Buzz Oct 9 #23

Learned about it through Davy Crockett on the TeeVee NBachers Oct 9 #15

King of the Wild Frontier! Coventina Oct 9 #16

That was a teaching moment - your student was curious FakeNoose Oct 9 #20

Was this student from Texas? TexasBushwhacker Oct 9 #21

History is woefully mistaught nowadays.... WarGamer Oct 9 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Oct 9 #32

I hope you gave him the most important information about the Alamo. Xavier Breath Oct 9 #25

That was a fun movie. Woodwizard Oct 9 #28

Indeed. Xavier Breath Oct 9 #30

Classic! H2O Man Oct 9 #33

I was eight when I learned about the Alamo Bavorskoami Oct 9 #26

I swear, our cartoons were more smartly written than children's programming as the years progressed. badhair77 Oct 9 #27

My Parents Took Me To The Alamo When I Was 10 ProfessorGAC Oct 9 #29