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We've Never Been Licked (or Texas Aggies, Texas to Tokyo, and Fighting Command) is a 1943 World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by Universal Pictures. [2] Released in the UK under the title, Texas to Tokyo , it was re-released in the US as Fighting Command . [ 3 ]
The cover to the 1928 edition of Texas History Movies, which was given out to schoolchildren in Texas. Texas History Movies was a "popular racist comic strip that ran in The Dallas Morning News in the late 1920s". [1] [2] The strip had text by John Rosenfield, Jr., and pictures by Jack Patton. [3]
The Free State of Galveston (sometimes referred to as the Republic of Galveston Island) was a satirical name given to the coastal city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas during the early-to-mid-20th century. Today, the term is sometimes used to describe the culture and history of that era.
The free lunch was a sales enticement which offered a meal at no cost in order to attract customers and increase revenues from other offerings. It was a tradition once common in saloons in many places in the United States, with the phrase appearing in U.S. literature from about 1870 to the 1920s. These establishments included a "free" lunch ...
The history of vice in the U.S. state of Texas has been an important part of the state's past and has greatly influenced its development. Vice activities, such as gambling and prostitution , have historically been a significant facet of both the state's culture and its economy.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or TABC (formerly the Texas Liquor Control Board), is a Texas public agency responsible for regulating, inspecting, and taxing the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages within the state. The agency was established in 1935 and is headquartered in Austin.
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
A person must be at least 15-17 years of age to publicly drink an alcoholic beverage in Texas, with some exceptions. [1]Texas is one of ten states (California, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New York, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that allow consumption by minors in the presence of consenting and supervising family members.