Jerome Lester Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian actor. He was best known as the most outrageous member of the American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges, which also featured his older brothers Moe Howard and...erome Lester Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian actor. He was best known as the most outrageous member of the American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges, which also featured his older brothers Moe Howard and...
The Goliad Massacre, set in the town of Goliad on March 27, 1836, was a killing of Republic of Texas soldier-prisoners and their commander, James Fannin, during the Texas Revolution by the Mexican Army under orders from General and President of Mexico Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
Monument marking the graves of the victims of the Goliad Massacre. Overshadowed by the fall of the Alamo was an even deadlier slaughter of Texas rebels that occurred three weeks later on March 27, 1836. The Goliad Massacre claimed the lives of nearly 350 captured soldiers but rallied support for Texas independence. As the ashes of the Alamo continued to smolder, Sam Houston feared another disaster could befall his Texas Army.