The Nation - News from April 22, 1986
Texans celebrated the 150th year of independence from Mexico with the ringing of church bells and simultaneous fireworks displays in 10 cities. The two-day birthday bash was led by the official state observance at San Jacinto Battleground State Park, east of Houston. It was at that site that Texas troops led by Sam Houston defeated Mexican Gen. Lopez de Santa Anna on April 21, 1836, and won Texas’ independence.
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