Actor John Wayne made his directorial debut on this Western box office flop that he stood by despite a heaping dose of ...

Uncover the real story behind Davy Crockett's legendary last stand and the mysteries that still surround his final moments at the Alamo.

In his commentary, “Alamo story reminds citizens they have power,” Jan. 31, Bryan J. Norwood Jr. wrote an insightful sentence: “The (Alamo) defenders were not perfect men — part of their cause was in ...

Patriotism means we have a responsibility to understand the country’s past, and these books explore our messy history.

LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WATE) — A piece of David ‘Davy’ Crockett’s family home is being donated to an exhibit at the Alamo, tying his birthplace to the place of his death. Friday morning, Tennessee State ...

GREENEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A pilgrimage has begun from upper east Tennessee to south Texas. It is honoring the life of Davy Crockett from his birthplace to where he died at the Alamo. The David ...

When Wayne was told he must appear in “The Alamo,” he assigned himself the role of Sam Houston. Told he must play Crockett, Wayne offered the role of Houston to William Holden and then to his friend ...

Filmmaker David Zucker, whose credits include wacky comedies such as “Airplane! ,” the “Naked Gun” franchise and a couple of “Scary Movie” sequels, has donated his collection of 28 items to the Alamo, ...

Disagreements over the iconic Texas landmark centered on whether exhibits should focus on the 1836 siege where Davy Crockett and almost 200 others died, or the mission’s role in the broader history of ...