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Davy Crockett survived the Alamo?
May 16, 2009 by TimHughes · 1 Comment
The report shown appeared in the “Staunton Spectator” newspaper of Virginia, May 5, 1836. Accuracy in reporting the news certainly wasn’t any better back in 1836. Have you ever found similar inaccurate reporting?
Filed under: Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: Alamo, Davy Crockett, journalism