CALL FOR HELP MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1836

On February 24, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William
Travis
issued a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops
defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress
under siege by the Mexican army.

The Battle of the Alamo was a key battle in the Texas Revolution
that took place from February 23 to March 6, 1836. The Mexican
army won the battle, which ended in the deaths of all the
defenders.

"Remember the Alamo!"

Defending the Republic: Texas | Stormfields
Lieutenant-Colonel William Barret "Buck" Travis
(August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836)

Unveiling of the Lt. Colonel William Barret Travis Statue at The Alamo |  The Alamo

The Alamo Revitalized: Exciting Transformations Coming to San Antonio's  Historic Landmark | The Emily Morgan Hotel

Vintage Alamo Shaped Remember The Alamo Sticker (Texas Flag History tx  Republica war Vinyl (3 x 6 inch)

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BILLY ZANE IS 59 YEARS OLD TODAY

 Fan Casting Billy Zane as Match in Back to the Future 4 (2024) on myCast  
Zane as Match, was one of the three high school boys
who made up
Biff Tannen‘s gang in Back to the Future 
(1985).

8 Actors You Forgot Were In The Back To The Future Trilogy


1993

Sniper (1993) Review | Cult Following

35 Facts about the movie Memphis Belle - Facts.net
1990

Memphis Belle (1990) Billy Zane 10x8 Photo

Billy Zane Archives » BAMF Style

Titanic movie poster : 11 x 17 inches (main) : Leonardo Dicaprio poster |  eBay
1997

Billy Zane - Actor, Director

Actor William George Zane Jr. was born in Chicago. His
breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film
Dead
Calm
, a performance that earned him a nomination for
the
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most
Promising Actor
.

He has since appeared in numerous films and television
series, and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley
in the
epic film Titanic (1997), for which he and the rest of
the ensemble cast was nominated for a
Screen Actors Guild
Award
.

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A MASTER OF COMEDY DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

Stan Laurel | Rotten Tomatoes

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, ca. 1930s
Laurel and Hardy

Image of the Week : 17 April 2023 – The Beau Chumps Tent of Sunderland UK
Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson)
(16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965)

In January 1965, Stan underwent a series of X-rays for an
infection on the roof of his mouth.

He died on 23 February 1965, aged 74, in his apartment,
four days following a heart attack.

Laurel was an English comic actor, director and writer
who was one half of the comedy
duo Laurel and Hardy.

He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in
107 short films, feature films and cameo roles.


 

The one in a sawmill. Laurel and Hardy in “Busy Bodies” (1933) |  conradbrunstrom

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy by Retro Movie Posters 
    
    
    
    
   

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U.S. FLAG RAISED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

Original photo: This February 23, 1945 file photo shows U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raising the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan

February 23, 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S.
Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th
Regiment of the 5th Division took the crest of Mount Suribachi,
the island’s highest peak and most strategic position, and raised
the U.S. flag.

Marine photographer Louis Lowery, who was with them, recorded
the event. Americans fighting for control of Suribachi’s slopes
cheered the raising of the flag.

Several hours later, more Marines headed up to the crest with a
larger flag. Joe Rosenthal, a photographer with the Associated
Press, met them along the way and recorded the
raising of the
second flag
along with a Marine still photographer and a motion-
picture cameraman.

By March 3, U.S. forces controlled all three airfields on the island,
and on March 26 the last Japanese defenders on Iwo Jima were
wiped out. Only 200 of the original 22,000 Japanese defenders
were captured alive. More than 6,000 Americans died taking Iwo
Jima, and some 17,000 were wounded.

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Flag Raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan

Marines celebrating flag raising at Iwo Jima photo Joe Rosenthal 1945  Acrylic Print by David Lee Guss - Fine Art America

Commemoration of Iwo Jima 75th Anniversary | Prince William Living
The second Iwo Jima flag on display in the National Museum 
of the Marine Corps.

Iwo Jima Flags | The flags are still standing! Back in February 2020, we  commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima with a special  display of the... | By
The first U.S. flag raised on Mount Suribachi. 

The Flag Atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima | National Postal Museum

President Harry Truman, left, is presented with a bronze statue by sculptor Felix de Weldon, center, and Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal at the White House in Washington on June 4, 1945
President Harry Truman, left, is presented with a bronze
statue by sculptor Felix de Weldon, center, and Associated
Press photographer Joe Rosenthal at the White House in Washington on June 4, 1945.

Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. I circled the approximate area and view  direction that was shown in the trailer. : r/BattlefieldV
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima as it looks today.

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FIRST POLIO VACCINES ON THIS DAY IN 1954

Polio vaccine trials begin | April 26, 1954 | HISTORY

On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal
Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
received
the first injections of the new polio vaccine
developed by
Dr. Jonas Salk. Thanks to the vaccine, by the 21st century
polio cases were reduced by 99 percent worldwide.

According to the World Health Organization, polio cases
have been reduced by 99 percent and survives only among
the world’s poorest and most marginalized communities.

Michael Hodin on LinkedIn: On this day, February 23, 1954, America had its  first mass inoculation of…

Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that  Americans can learn from today
Dr. Jonas Salk, the scientist who created the polio vaccine, administers an injection to an unidentified boy at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1954.

Kids pitched in to defeat disease and advance medical research | National  Museum of American History

Polio Pioneers – Historical Society of ...

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