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Alamo (other)
The Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution. Alamo or The Alamo may also refer to: Places *Álamo, Veracruz *Alamo, California *Alamo, Georgia *Alamo, Indiana *Alamo Township, Michigan *Alamo, Nevada *Alamo, New Mexico *Alamo, North Dakota *Alamo, Tennessee *Alamo, Texas, a town *Alamo Heights, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio *Alamo Mission, historic Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas *Alamo River, a river in California Films *''The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty'', a 1936 film *The Alamo (1960 film), ''The Alamo'' (1960 film), a film starring John Wayne *''The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory'', a 1987 film *''Alamo: The Price of Freedom'', a 1988 IMAX film shown exclusively at San Antonio's Rivercenter Mall Imax theatre *The Alamo (2004 film), ''The Alamo'' (2004 film) Other uses *Alamo (sculpture), ''Alamo'' (sculpture), in New York City *Alamo Rent a Car *Alamo Drafthouse Cinema *AA-10 Alamo or Vympel R-27, an air-to-air missile *USS Alamo (LSD-33), USS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a siege of the Alamo, 13-day siege, Mexico, Mexican troops under president of Mexico, President Antonio López de Santa Anna, General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States). About one hundred Texians were garrisoned at the mission at the time, with around a hundred subsequent reinforcements led by eventual Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis. On February 23, approximately 1,500 Mexicans marched into San Antonio de Béxar as the first step in a campaign to retake Texas. In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian fighters withdrew into in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Freedom
''Operation Daybreak'' (also known as ''The Price of Freedom'' in the U.S. and ''Seven Men at Daybreak'' during production) is a 1975 war film based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Starring Anthony Andrews, Timothy Bottoms and Martin Shaw, the film was directed by Lewis Gilbert and shot mostly on location in Prague. It is adapted from the book ''Seven Men at Daybreak'' by Alan Burgess. Plot In late 1941, General František Moravec commands three Czech partisans, Jan Kubiš, Jozef Gabčík, and Karel Čurda, who were trained by the British, to undertake a crucial military operation described as being the most important of the war. Reinhard Heydrich, the ruthless Reich Protector in Prague, is seen as a potential successor to Hitler if the Fuhrer were to die. The men parachute into occupied Czechoslovakia, but their landing is not where it was intended to be. Gabčík injures his foot during the descent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Village
Alamo Village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of Brackettville, Texas, United States. It was originally constructed for and best known as the setting for '' The Alamo'' (1960), directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Frankie Avalon. History The set was built by James T. "Happy" Shahan of Brackettville, who in 1995 was named the "Father of the Texas movie industry" by Governor George W. Bush. Shahan began building the set on his ranch in September, 1957 for Wayne, who had tried for years to make a movie about the Battle of the Alamo for Republic Pictures, before finally breaking away to form Batjac Productions. Filming began in August, 1959. Originally the set was to be facades of the front and sides of the buildings. However, Wayne ran out of money and called a halt to construction. Shahan agreed to continue working while Wayne raised more money, if Wayne would agree to building full sets with four walls, floor and roofs. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Scouts
The Alamo Scouts (U.S. 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit) was a reconnaissance unit of the Sixth United States Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. The unit is best known for its role in liberating American prisoners of war (POWs) from the Japanese Cabanatuan POW camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines in January 1945. Origins The Scouts were organized on Fergusson Island, New Guinea, on 28 November 1943. Their purpose was to conduct reconnaissance and raider work in the Southwest Pacific Theater. The scouts often operated deep behind Japanese lines. They were under the personal command of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, Commanding General of the U.S. Sixth Army. General Krueger wanted a unit that could provide timely vital intelligence on the enemy's troop numbers, unit types, and locations to the Sixth Army. General Krueger had previously received faulty intelligence reports from other sources outside of Sixth Army. Krueger sought t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Bolide Impact
The Alamo bolide impact occurred 377–378 million years ago, when one or more hypervelocity objects from space slammed into shallow marine waters at a site that is now the Devonian Guilmette Formation of the Worthington Mountains and Schell Creek Range of southeastern Nevada; the event is named for breccias of metamorphosed crushed rock deposits, found near the town of Alamo, Nevada (the "Alamo Breccia"). This catastrophic impact event resulted in what is one of the best-exposed and has become the most accurately dated impact events; it occurred within the Frasnian age of the Devonian at about 377-378 Ma, a moment in time that was about 5.9 Ma prior to the Frasnian/Famennian extinction events, which it is unlikely to have affected. The actual impact site has not yet been significantly documented—even its precise diameter and its internal structural features are not yet clear enough to make speculations on the mass and trajectory genuinely useful. The "tectonic overprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo (surname)
Alamo or Álamo is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Alamo Jr., American physician and Nevada gaming official * Frank Alamo (1941–2012), French singer * Javi Álamo (born 1988), Spanish professional footballer * Jony Álamo (born 2001), Spanish professional footballer * José Álamo (1903–1940), Spanish footballer * Ricardo Álamo (born 1970), Venezuelan actor and television director * Rufina Alamo (born 1954), Spanish-American polymer scientist * Susan Alamo, American religious figure * Tony Alamo (evangelist), American preacher, singer, entrepreneur, religious evangelist, and convicted child sex offender * Yomar Álamo, Puerto Rican professional boxer See also *Alamo (other) The Battle of the Alamo was a battle fought during the Texas Revolution. Alamo or The Alamo may also refer to: Places *Álamo, Veracruz *Alamo, California *Alamo, Georgia *Alamo, Indiana *Alamo Township, Michigan *Alamo, Nevada *Alamo, New Mexic ... {{surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ficus Cotinifolia
''Ficus cotinifolia'', the alamo tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Mexico and Central America. It often sends roots down to cenote A cenote ( or ; ) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting when a collapse of limestone bedrock exposes groundwater. The term originated on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and ...s and other underground water sources. References cotinifolia Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Plants described in 1817 {{Moraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petroglyph Games
Petroglyph Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Las Vegas. It was founded in 2003 by Joe Bostic, Michael Legg and Steve Tall, programmers formerly of Westwood Studios, after that company was closed down earlier that year. History Petroglyph was formed on April 1, 2003. On June 25, 2004, the company moved into their own building. On November 16, 2004, Petroglyph announced a project which they were working on, a new ''Star Wars'' real-time strategy (RTS) game called '' Star Wars: Empire at War'', which was released on February 16, 2006. On September 12, 2005, it was announced that they would be working on an original military/sci-fi RTS franchise with Sega. On January 27, 2007, Petroglyph announced their second game, '' Universe at War: Earth Assault''. ''Universe at War'' was released on December 10, 2007. On April 15, 2008, Petroglyph announced that they would be working in partnership with True Games Interactive on a Free-to-Play microtransaction based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talula
"Talula" is a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released by Atlantic and EastWest as the second single from her third studio album, '' Boys for Pele'' (1996). The song reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and appeared in the Jan de Bont film ''Twister''. The single version, titled "The Tornado Mix", is remixed by BT, who went on to work with Amos on " Blue Skies", and includes a minor dance beat. In the UK, "Talula (The Tornado Mix)" replaced the original version of the song on later pressings of the album and eventual re-pressings in the US and Australia. BT also remixed an extended mix called the "Synesthasia Mix" which appeared on copies of the single. Meaning The song is about the concept of ideal woman and the fear of losing someone. The lyrics includes references to queens like Marie Antoinette and Anne Boleyn. The B-side "Sister Named Desire" is a reference to Delirium's sister/brother Desire of '' Sandman'', created by Amos' friend Neil Gaiman. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Alamo (LSD-33)
USS ''Alamo'' (LSD-33) was a of the United States Navy. She was named for the Alamo, site of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo. ''Alamo'' was laid down on 11 October 1954 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 20 January 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Daniel V. Gallery, the wife of Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery: and commissioned on 24 August 1956. 1956–1960 After commissioning, the ship briefly visited Galveston, Tex. then headed for NS Norfolk, Va., to complete her outfitting and initial loading. On 13 October, the dock landing ship sailed for the West Coast. After transiting the Panama Canal, she reached NS San Diego, Calif., her home port, and joined the Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet. The ship held amphibious exercises and acceptance trials off San Diego in February 1957. Further training exercises occupied her until 29 May, when she got underway for the Marshall Islands. ''Alamo'' paused at Pearl Harbor from 6 to 8 June to load amphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AA-10 Alamo
The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a family of air-to-air missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the late Cold War-era. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces, air forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States and air forces of many other countries as the standard medium-range air-to-air missile despite the development of the more advanced R-77. The R-27 is manufactured in infrared-homing/IR (R-27T, R-27ET), semi-active radar homing/ SARH (R-27R, R-27ER), and active-radar homing/ARH (R-27EA) versions. R-27 family missiles are produced by both Russian and Ukrainian manufacturers. The R-27 missile is carried by the Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 family fighters. The R-27 missile is also license-produced in China, though the production license was bought from Ukraine instead of Russia. Variants * R-27R: ''AA-10 Alamo-A'', semi-active radar homing. Missile can be used at altitude (launch platform or target). Effective kill range f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the film, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiquette. Sony Pictures Experiences acquired the chain in June 2024. The cinema chain has multiple locations across the United States, including 18 in Texas. There are five locations in Virginia (Winchester; Charlottesville; Woodbridge; Crystal City; and Ashburn); three locations in Colorado (Denver; Westminster; and Littleton); and four in New York (Yonkers, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Lower Manhattan), two locations in Missouri ( St. Louis and Springfield) and California (San Francisco and Los Angeles). There are eight additional locations: Chicago, Washington, D.C.; La Vista, Nebraska; Raleigh, North Carolina; Boston; Naples, Florida; Woodbury, Minnesota; and Indianapolis. Planned future locations include theaters in Glendal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
