Weatherday: Remember the Alamo

A cool, dry day. Starting off with some sunny spells, though more cloud in the afternoon.

Highest local temperature 7deg, falling back to freezing overnight.

A light wind from the south. On this day in 1836, Mexican forces of several thousand overwhelmed a group of 189 Texas independence fighters at the Alamo mission after a 13-day siege that became an iconic episode in the history of the United States.

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