In Texas, a Museum for a Larger-Than-Life Hero, Sam Houston
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Sam Houston was larger than life. The city of Huntsville, Texas, has a 20-meter-tall statue of him. It is said to be the largest statue of any American hero. Nearby, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum holds many of his belongings. Patrick Nolan is the director.
PATRICK NOLAN: He is really the only man in our history who was president of an independent country, also governor of two different states, the only man to have that distinction, Tennessee and Texas, United States senator from Texas, commanding general in a very successful war.
Sam Houston suffered personal and political defeats early in life. In 1832, he joined American settlers in what was then the Mexican territory of Texas.
PATRICK NOLAN: The idea of remaking yourself, of re...kind of...constituting your career, if you will, was there, and Texas was an opportunity to do that.
Sam Houston led Texas rebels to victory against a larger Mexican army at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836. Texas won independence from Mexico before joining the United States. Houston became governor of the new state, but was forced to retire to his farm in Huntsville in 1861. Nolan says Houston refused to sign an oath to support rebellious southern states against the north.
PATRICK NOLAN: He would not take that oath to support the Confederacy. He would resign -- he didn't resign, he would be dismissed, he would be fired before he would do it.
The Civil War was still being fought when Sam Houston died at his home in 1863. James Haley has studied his life. He says Sam Houston and his wife owned slaves, but paid them for extra work. He says Houston angered many southerners because he opposed efforts to expand slavery to other states.
JAMES HALEY: Every year, he had a speaking tour up the Ohio Valley, through Pennsylvania, New York and into New England. That was really the center of his political strength, because he was unpopular in the South because of his stance against slavery.
Sam Houston predicted the Civil War years before the fighting started.
JAMES HALEY: The South will go down, I think he said, in a sea of smoke and ruin and that will be the end of the South as we know it, and the North will think they've won this big victory. He said the North will have its own price to pay; they will reap a harvest of assassination.
One week after the main Confederate army surrendered, President Abraham Lincoln was murdered. Haley says Sam Houston freed all his slaves before he died. The money he gave them helped some become educated and start businesses. Sam Houston continues to interest people, and his influence in Texas remains strong. I'm Barbara Klein.
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Texas
The second largest state in the united states by size, only Alaska is bigger, and the second largest state by population after California.
Texas has carved out it’s own identity with nearly 28 million people living in its borders.
Texas was orignally part of Mexico, which itself was part of Spain.
But that all changed in 1836. Spain recognized Mexican indepedence around the same time Texans wanted their own independance from Mexico.
This chain of events all started in the 1820’s
So Texas declared independance from Mexico as Mexico was dealing with Spain who was refusing to recognize Mexico’s independence from them, all while some dude name Samuel Colt was making a gun named “Texas” that would be used by Texans against Mexicans?
Dang, that’s what I call a Text-Mess…
The northern Mexican territory of Texas was sparsely populated
So the Mexican Government made a deal they would later come to regret
Mexico invited American settlers to immigrate to Mexico and work the land.
One future Texan, Sam Houston, would hear the call and make his way west
But right now he was little busy.
You might recognize Sam Houston’s last name
Spoiler Alert, it’s a giant city in Texas.
But it didn’t start as the name of a giant city in Texas
Sam Houston was born in Virginia
He served his country honorably in the War of 1812
Rising from a private to a third lieutenant in the US Army
Serving directly under the future President of the United States, Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson, by the way, had the nickname “Old Hickory”
Which sounds like a flavor of Beef Jerky
Andrew Jackson played an instrumental role in Sam Houston’s life
He encouraged the young lieutenant to pursue a career in politics.
Another Spoiler Alert--
Sam Houston pursued a career in politics.
After the war Houston moved to tennessee for law school
After getting all smart and stuff
He was elected to congress for two terms
Then got a promotion, kind of, when he was became the Governor of Tennessee.
I know it’s not a “promotion”, but whatever
He got a cool new job title
Life got tough for Sam in Tennessee, though.
He had a drinking problem and his marriage was not going so well
Eventually he and his wife divorced so Sam picked up and eventually settled on Texas.
He was married again, controversially to a Cherokee Woman named Tiana Rogers
And they would arrive together crossing the Texas border in 1832 as illegal immigrants
Mexico had banned immigration from America into Texas in 1830, but that didn’t stop anyone
Tons of illegal immigrants poured into Mexico
The Americans living in Mexico, some new and some old, began seeking independence
And Sam Houston thought that was a great idea
And became an active voice in the call for revolution
And Texans listened
Making today, March 2nd in 1836 the day Texas declared itself an independent country
Separate from Mexico
And not yet an American state
With Sam Houston as its commander in chief and first president
Giving Sam Houston two reasons to celebrate
What was the other reason?
It’s Sam’s 43rd birthday!
That’s right. For his 43rd birthday Sam Houston got the independant country of Texas
Not bad. Didn ’t even need to save the receipt for that one
The declaration would be the foundation of the Texas Republic
With Sam Houston as the first President of Texas
He was also the third president of Texas
Then later, when the Texas Republic became the the State of Texas
Sam Houston would lead again as a Texas State Senator and as governor of Texas
No wonder they named a city after him
In fact Sam Houston is the only person in US history to be the governor of two different states.
Tennessee and Texas.
Sam Houston served as Governor for two years before he was removed from office for refusing to swear loyalty to the Confederacy as Texas seceded from the Union
Today Sam Houston is remembered as a Texas Legend
Which he definitely is.
But in a lot of ways, Texas did for Sam Houston a lot more than Sam Houston did for Texas
Texas Independance and the eventual running of the country, then the state, gave Sam a chance to be a legend.
Without that opportunity we might not have a giant city in Texas named what it is today
Sam Houston
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Driving through Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas. The population was 38,548 as of the 2010 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area.
Huntsville is approximately 70 miles north of Houston in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45, which runs between Houston and Dallas. It is home to Sam Houston State University, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park, and HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas. The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, who is recognized in Huntsville by the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and a statue on Interstate 45.
he city had its beginning about 1836, when Pleasant and Ephraim Gray opened a trading post on the site. Ephraim Gray became first postmaster in 1837, naming it after his hometown, Huntsville, Alabama.
Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston, who served as President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of the State of Texas, Governor of Tennessee, U.S. Senator, and Tennessee congressman. Houston led the Texas Army in the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive victory of the Texas Revolution. He has been noted for his life among the Cherokees of Tennessee, and – near the end of his life – for his opposition to the American Civil War, a very unpopular position in his day.[importance?] Huntsville has two of Houston's homes, his grave, and the Sam Houston Memorial Museum. Houston's life in Huntsville is also commemorated by his namesake Sam Houston State University, and by a 70 ft (21 m) statue. (The towering statue, A Tribute to Courage by artist David Adickes, has been described as the world's largest statue of an American hero, and is easily viewed by travelers on Interstate 45.)
Huntsville was also the home of Samuel Walker Houston (1864–1945), a prominent African-American pioneer in the field of education. He was born into slavery on February 12, 1864 to Joshua Houston, a slave owned by Sam Houston. Samuel W. Houston founded the Galilee Community School in 1907, which later became known as the Houstonian Normal and Industrial Institute, in Walker County, Texas.
In 1995, on the grounds of the old Samuel W. Houston Elementary School, the Huntsville Independent School District, along with the Huntsville Arts Commission and the high school's Ex-Students Association, commissioned the creation of The Dreamers, a monument to underscore the black community's contributions to the growth and development of Huntsville and Walker County.
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00:01:14 1 History
00:01:23 1.1 First settlers
00:02:41 1.2 Incorporation
00:04:00 1.3 Emerging industries
00:04:59 1.4 Civil War
00:06:46 1.5 After the Civil War
00:08:06 1.6 Great Depression 1930s
00:08:32 1.7 World War II
00:09:21 1.8 Missile development
00:11:11 1.9 Space flight
00:13:30 1.10 Biotechnology
00:14:43 2 Geography
00:16:19 2.1 Boundaries
00:17:12 2.2 Climate
00:20:33 3 Demographics
00:22:29 3.1 2010 census
00:24:08 3.2 Demographic distribution
00:24:17 3.3 Sex ratio and income distribution
00:24:28 4 Politics and government
00:26:03 5 Public safety and health
00:26:32 5.1 Fire
00:27:16 5.1.1 Volunteer organizations
00:28:02 5.2 EMS
00:28:36 5.3 Police
00:29:01 5.3.1 Police Academy
00:29:22 5.4 Hospitals
00:29:35 6 Economy
00:30:56 6.1 Retail
00:31:33 6.2 Space and defense
00:32:02 7 Infrastructure
00:32:11 7.1 Transportation
00:34:33 7.1.1 Public transit
00:35:14 7.1.2 Railroads
00:37:19 7.2 Air service
00:37:48 7.3 Ports
00:38:19 7.4 Bicycle routes
00:38:33 7.5 Utilities
00:39:27 8 Media and communications
00:39:37 8.1 Newspapers
00:40:59 8.2 Magazines
00:41:19 8.3 Radio
00:41:40 8.4 Television
00:43:38 8.5 Film
00:45:15 9 Education
00:45:24 9.1 K–12 education
00:47:35 9.2 Budgeting
00:48:05 9.3 Higher education
00:50:05 10 Culture
00:50:13 10.1 Historic districts
00:51:15 10.2 Museums
00:53:03 10.3 Parks
00:56:11 10.4 Festivals
00:59:34 10.5 Public golf courses
00:59:59 10.6 Private golf courses
01:00:50 10.7 Libraries
01:01:47 10.8 Arts associations
01:02:14 10.8.1 Arts Council
01:03:30 10.9 Performing arts
01:09:26 10.10 Visual arts
01:10:27 10.11 Convention center and arena
01:11:07 10.12 Local breweries
01:12:09 10.13 Comedy and other entertainment
01:12:34 10.14 Other
01:13:04 11 Sports
01:13:13 11.1 Current sports franchises
01:14:20 11.2 Past sports franchises
01:15:34 11.3 Stadiums
01:15:51 12 Notable people
01:16:00 13 Sister cities
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Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County and south into Morgan County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 census. Huntsville is the third-largest city in Alabama and the largest city in the five-county Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area, which at the 2013 census estimate had a total population of 683,871. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 417,593 in 2010 to become the 2nd largest in Alabama. Huntsville metro's population reached 441,000 by 2014.It grew across nearby hills north of the Tennessee River, adding textile mills, then munitions factories, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command nearby at the Redstone Arsenal. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Huntsville to its America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2010 list.
Peacekeepers celebrate midnight mass and start their Christmas Day
1. Wide shot of Kandahar airport, with US flags
2. Close up of sign of 82nd Airborne Division
3. Wide of Kandahar runway with US air force C-17 and helicopter
4. US soldiers entering tent for Christmas services
5. Wide of chaplain and soldiers
6. Soldiers singing at christmas services
7. Overhead shot of soldiers praying
8. Overhead of candles burning
9. Close up of women service women singing
10. Mid shot of major-general chaplain singing, top chaplain in US army
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Major General Gaylord Gunhus, highest ranking chaplain in U.S. Army:
At this time of Christmas, we know that there will not be some soldiers going home because they lost their lives here and enduring freedom. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families. We certainly wish them God's blessing. We know it is going to be difficult for them during this Christmas with the loss of their loved one. But as we said in the message tonight, the Lord will sustain us. He will provide his presence in our life and we wish for them and their families and loved ones.
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U.S. troops in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar began Christmas celebrations on Wednesday with a midnight mass at the American airbase.
Servicemen and women of the 82nd Airborne Division lit candles and sang Christmas hymns during the mass which was conducted by the U.S. military's highest ranking chaplain.
Major General Gaylord Gunhus was sent out to boost the morale of troops, many of whom were spending their first Christmas away from home.
The troops prayed for the families of colleagues who had lost their lives during the Afghanistan operation.
On Saturday, Sergeant Steven Checo of 82nd Airborne Division, was killed in a gunbattle in which one enemy attacker was also killed and another wounded.
Checo was the first American combat casualty since the summer.
About 8,000 American troops are deployed across the mountainous nation, mostly along the eastern border with Pakistan.
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