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First Major Battle of Mexican-American War
After the Siege of Fort Brown, a small skirmish between Mexican and American troops, the first major battle of the Mexican-American war took place not far from Fort Brown's location. The battle of Palo Alto was a first decisive American victory. For every american death, there were almost 14 mexican deaths. The Mexican-American War was caused by America's desire for Manifest Destiny, to push westward all ...
Jan 25 - Mama & Baby Gorilla - Gladys Porter Zoo
... br> What a great day we had. It started off when we walked into the zoo, and the habitat right at the entrance was the gorilla habitat. And right there, front and centre, was Martha with her 10-day old baby. OMG!!! They haven't named the baby yet because they can't get close enough to tell the sex. The gorillas are an endangered species, so seeing a new baby was even more exciting. It was amazing to watch her ...
Jan 24 - Birding & Nature Centre
We have only two days left at SPI before we leave for New Orleans. Lois had been to the Birding Centre before we came (Gil doesn't do "touristy stuff"), so Roger & I decided to go today before our time here is over.
Padre Island (North & South) is the world's longest barrier island. On the Luganu Madre side of the island is the Birding & Nature Centre, ...
Jan 22 - 23
... driveway. They were there for hours. We heard from a neighbor that the lady came home and found her husband had passed away. Very sad.
Today in the paper, they had an article in the local paper about the shortage of policing in Brownsville (25 miles from here). There, the number of police officers per 1,000 residents is 1.4; here in South Padre Island, it's 10 officers per 1,000 ...
Jan 21 - Adventure on the low seas
... Cost per person was $25 for 1.5 hrs. There were the three of us, Scarlet, and two other people who were Scarlet's friends. It was fantastic - when Scarlet and Rozie spotted dolphins, Scarlet called out to them and them came in close, sometimes right beside the boat. Rozie would bark at them and run back and forth on the boat. Adorable little guy. He would hang right off the side of the boat - Scarlet said he jumps in sometimes. ...