Phil C.--Good Texas/US History on TV (NF)

[Bullaholic]

Phil, there was a great Texas/US History series called the "Mexican-American War" on the educational TV Ch. 13 last night. It was all about the US/Mexican War of 1846. Lots of good info about South Texas locations during that war, like Ft. Texas and Port Isabel.

[Phil C]

Interesting! I will have to keep an out for it when they show it again.

[Bullaholic]

Take a look at this link, Phil:

http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html

[Phil C]

Thank you Bull! An interesting note belowis the Gadsden purchase the USA made in 1853 to get more land to build a canal there (a project never done). The USA paid a very high price for that land. Many people thought they did that because of the land that we took from Mexico.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase

[EricDraven]

Wish I ahd known so I could've taped it. Wife was watching freaking "Dancing with the Stars".:doh: