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1. Texas -- Central Texas
   Many German settlers in Central Texas preferred to remain neutral during the Civil War. But Confederate military officials condemned them as traitors. When Texan Partisan Rangers began lynching some of the men and boys, a few settlers tried to flee to Mexico for safety. On August 10, 1862, the rangers caught up with a group in Kinney County, near the Nueces River. The rangers attacked, killing 19. Nine wounded settlers were later executed.
2. Texas Rangers (West) -- Indians
   Texas Rangers have served Texans since the earliest days, and the history of the Rangers is legendary. Stories of their courage and daring are world-renowned. In 1823, famed Texan Stephen F. Austin proposed to employ "rangers" to protect settlers from hostile Indians and the criminal element. Today, 175 years later, the Rangers continue to protect the citizens of Texas.
3. John Tyler -- States
   Tyler's views on slavery appeared ambivalent. In attacking the 1820 Missouri Compromise governing the future admission of "slave" and "free" states, Tyler sought without success to deny the federal government the right to regulate slavery. From his earliest days in the public arena, the Virginian appeared uncomfortable with the institution of slavery, although he owned many slaves throughout his lifetime and argued that slavery should be allowed to extend to regions where it would prove to be economically viable. He expected... that the "peculiar institution" would eventually die out and, on various occasions over the years, he advocated ending both the importation of slaves and their sale in the District of Columbia.
4. Amy Miller
   Amy Miller is an assistant athletic trainer and approved clinical instructor.She earned a bachelor of science degree in athletic training, from the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Upon graduation, she earned the Thomas S. Templeton Memorial Atheltic Training Fellowship from the Center of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Chattanooga, TN. As an athletic training fellow, she served as an athletic trainer at Notre Dame High School and the McCallie School, both in Chattanooga. From Chattanooga, Miller went on to attend the University of Kentucky where she earned a master of science degree and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer.
5. The Vikings -- Viking Age
   Some comments about The Vikings by Arne Emil Christensen who is Professor, Dr. Phil. at the University Museum of National Antiquities in Oslo. He specializes on shipbuilding history and craftsmanship in the Iron Age and the Viking period.
6. George W. Bush -- Wars
   Born in New Haven, Conn., on July 6, 1946, George W. Bush grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1968 and served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
7. Andrew Jackson -- American Indians
   Andrew Jackson, surrounded by myth and image, is a compact symbol representing the ideology of an entire generation. Jackson exemplified the common man, the farmer politician, military prowess and democracy for his time. His name and his philosophy define an age in American history. Andrew Jackson's glorification was a direct result of the desires and anxieties of society. His image was disseminated through society by the rhetoric of his day and later altered through time in the collective memory of America.
8. Dixie Chicks -- Natalie Maines
   The Dixie Chicks proved to be the big winners at the 49th annual Grammy awards in LA on Sunday night, despite their controversial anti-Bush political stance. The feisty Texan trio - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison - scooped five awards, including Best Record and Best Song for their defiant anthem Not Ready To Make Nice. The girls ... won Album Of The Year, Best Country Album and Best Country Performance for their album Taking The Long Way. Bandmate Emily thanked the group's fans for sticking with them, saying: "We wouldn't have done this album without everything we went through so we have no regrets."

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