Tuesday, May 08, 2007
This Day in American History
On this day in 1846, the Battle of Palo Alto, the first major battle of the Mexican-American War, which set the standard for the rest of the war, took place; the Americans, under future President Zachary Taylor, soundly defeated the Mexicans.
Labels: Mexican-American War
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:47 AM 
