MIKE GRACIA
The 13-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended
on this day in 1836. The Mexican army of about four thousand men
under President General Santa Anna defeated 189 Texas volunteers fighting for independence from Mexico.
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Rob Reiner (Robert Norman Reiner) is 72 years-old today.
Actor and director Rob Reiner is known especially for his role as
Michael (“Meathead”) Stivic in the CBS television series All in the
Family (1971–79) and for his direction of such culturally resonant
films as This Is Spinal Tap (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), When
Harry Met Sally… (1989), and A Few Good Men (1992).