DAVY CROCKETT
AN ENORMOUS CANNON
On February 24, 1836, General Santa Anna’s army attacked the Alamo. The Mexicans had an enormous cannon. It shot a cannonball that damaged a wall of the fort. Davy said, “We must destroy that cannon. […]
USA
DAVY CROCKETT
A DESPERATE SITUATION
The days passed. The battle continued. There was little food and ammunition. The men in the Alamo fought courageously. Nothing stopped them! After twelve days of fighting, General Santa Anna sent all of his […]
DAVY CROCKETT
THE MASSACRE
The men at the Alamo heard the “Deguello.” They understood the message. General Santa Anna’s army attacked the fort from all sides. It was a terrible battle. Everyone was shooting. Cannon balls were flying. […]
DAVY CROCKETT
A DESPERATE BATTLE
Jim Bowie was a great fighter. He was a strong man and he was never afraid. He fought with his famous Bowie knife. He killed many Mexican soldiers. At the end of the day, three […]
DAVY CROCKETT
TEXAS BECOMES A US STATE
On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston and his army attacked General Santa Anna. General Houston made General Santa Anna prisoner. Santa Anna then signed a treaty. This treaty said that Texas was independent! Everyone […]
DAVY CROCKETT
MEXICO LOSES MORE THAN HALF OF ITS TERRITORY
Santa Anna signed the treaty with the Americans when he was their prisoner. The government of Mexico did not recognize the treaty. But in 1845 the U.S. annexed Texas which Mexico said was Mexican territory. […]
NEWS & EVENTS
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle & FINDING FREEDOM
Книга Finding Freedom должна выйти совсем скоро, в августе, но некоторые интернет-издания уже начали публиковать отрывки из неё, кроме того, в прессе появились цитаты, раскрывающие, скорее всего, самые «сочные» абзацы. Авторы, Омид Скоби и Кэролайн Дюран […]
NEWS & EVENTS
СЛОВО ‘mask,’ Я ТЕБЯ ЗНАЮ
Президент Дональд Трамп впервые с начала пандемии Covid-19 появился перед журналистами в маске, хотя вирусологи с самого начала рекомендовали ношение маски как меру по предотвращению распространения вируса. На эту тему CNN опубликовал целую статью, […]
NEWS & EVENTS
СИМВОЛИЧНАЯ РЕФОРМА ПОЛИЦИИ США
GOP POLICE REFORM GOP – the Grand Old Party, “Великая старая партия” (неофициальное название Республиканской партии США). Эмблемой Республиканской партии США является Слон, а Осёл – Демократической. donkey [‘dɔŋkɪ] – осёл; Donkey – Осёл (неофициальная […]
HISTORY MYSTERIES
DAVY CROCKETT: THE CREEK WARS (CHAPTER TWO, part 1)
Everyone liked Davy Crockett. He was always happy, with a big smile. He was honest and always helped others. Davy was a tall man. He wore a coonskin cap, buckskin trousers, and a buckskin […]