For nearly two weeks, Mexican guns endlessly fired on the fort. Despite the brave work of the Alamo’s leader, Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis, to send out urgent letters asking for help, no real aid ever came.

This season unfolds with Ozark adventure in every direction, including record-breaking rides and attractions, award-winning festivals and a star-spangled salute to America’s 250th birthday.

Standing in their way was Queen Liliuokalani. She was a strong and dignified leader who saw that foreign interference was hurting her nation.

However, the constant threat of the Soviet Union forced the nation to build a vast permanent armaments industry. Eisenhower and his speechwriters, particularly Ralph Williams, recognized that this new combination of a massive military establishment and a large private arms industry was a first for America.