Ben Westhoff author of Dirty South: Outkast Lil Wayne Soulja Boy and the Southern Rappers who Reinvented Hip-Hop said that Houston is geographically isolated from other cities that have rap music traditions so Houston rap music has its own slang and sound which does not "translate" in other regions Many DJs like to severely slow down music and repeat lines several times a style known as "chopped and screwed." the originator of "Chopped and Screwed" style music was the late Dj Screw Screw began making this type of music while under the influence of promethazine with codeine cough syrup the drinking of which is now heavily popularized in hip-hop culture Westhoff says that the style which slurs the speeches of the rappers gives the music an "extraterrestrial quality." Bounce music also became popular in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tactics Groundwater 16.6 Gender and social history, The area along Buffalo Bayou had many thick oak groves separated by marshes This type of terrain was familiar to the Texians and quite alien to the Mexican soldiers. Houston's army comprising 900 men reached Lynch's Ferry mid-morning on April 20; Santa Anna's 700-man force arrived a few hours later the Texians made camp in a wooded area along the bank of Buffalo Bayou; while the location provided good cover and helped hide their full strength it also left the Texians no room for retreat. Over the protests of several of his officers Santa Anna chose to make camp in a vulnerable location a plain near the San Jacinto River bordered by woods on one side marsh and lake on another the two camps were approximately 500 yards (460 m) apart separated by a grassy area with a slight rise in the middle. Colonel Pedro Delgado later wrote that "the camping ground of His Excellency's selection was in all respects against military rules Any youngster would have done better."! 14 Halliburton 144 2.1 Rivers 6 Economy Soviet and Polish forces stormed and captured Berlin in late April in Italy German forces surrendered on 29 April on 30 April the Reichstag was captured signalling the military defeat of Nazi Germany Berlin garrison surrendered on 2 May. In the mid-to-late 1930s Japanese forces in Manchukuo had sporadic border clashes with the Soviet Union and Mongolia the Japanese doctrine of Hokushin-ron which emphasised Japan's expansion northward was favoured by the Imperial Army during this time With the Japanese defeat at Khalkin Gol in 1939 the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War and ally Nazi Germany pursuing neutrality with the Soviets this policy would prove difficult to maintain Japan and the Soviet Union eventually signed a Neutrality Pact in April 1941 and Japan adopted the doctrine of Nanshin-ron promoted by the Navy which took its focus southward eventually leading to its war with the United States and the Western Allies.
Main article: Portuguese colonization of the Americas Lady Bird Taylor Johnson around age three in East Texas, During his absence Santa Anna had been deposed Upon his arrival the Mexican press wasted no time in attacking him for his cruelty towards those prisoners executed at Goliad in May 1837 Santa Anna requested an inquiry into the event the judge determined the inquiry was only for fact-finding and took no action; press attacks in both Mexico and the United States continued. Santa Anna was disgraced until the following year when he became a hero of the Pastry War. 2 Background Houmont Park As the weather turned colder and rations grew smaller groups of Texians began to leave most without permission. Morale was boosted on November 18 when the first group of volunteers from the United States the New Orleans Greys joined the Texian army. Unlike the majority of the Texian volunteers the Greys looked like soldiers with uniforms well-maintained rifles adequate ammunition and some semblance of discipline, In November 1939 the United States was taking measures to assist China and the Western Allies and amended the Neutrality Act to allow "cash and carry" purchases by the Allies in 1940 following the German capture of Paris the size of the United States Navy was significantly increased in September the United States further agreed to a trade of American destroyers for British bases. Still a large majority of the American public continued to oppose any direct military intervention in the conflict well into 1941 in December 1940 Roosevelt accused Hitler of planning world conquest and ruled out any negotiations as useless calling for the United States to become an "arsenal of democracy" and promoting Lend-Lease programmes of aid to support the British war effort the United States started strategic planning to prepare for a full-scale offensive against Germany, A white flag with a five-pointed-star over the outline of a small cannon with the words Come and Take it below the left corner of the flag has been torn off and sewn back on. . AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program. .
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