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santa anna’s leg
from king of the hill posted in television by pete_nice
President General Antonio López de Santa Anna (a.k.a. the Napoleon of the West) was the presiding general at the Battle of the Alamo, a 13-day siege from February 23 – March 6, 1836. The Texian defenders were wiped out- all 189 of them.
The perceived cruelty of the attack was later reflected in the rallying cry, "Remember the Alamo!" when Texian forces clashed with Santa Anna's army at the Battle of San Jacinto.
At the Battle of Cerro Gordo in 1847, soldiers from the 4th Illinois Infantry found Santa Anna’s cork leg inside his abandoned carriage. That leg is on display at the Illinois State Military Museum, to the chagrin of the Mexican government and people. Call it a spoil of war...
This leg was featured in an episode of King of the Hill where it was "leg"-napped back to Texas.
mary tyler moore house
from the mary tyler moore show posted in television by crabapple
The exterior of this house in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis was used for The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In the show, Mary had an apartment on the third floor.
These days it's a single family home that sold for $2.8 million in 2007. View more pictures here.
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from portlandia posted in television by pete_nice
Spyke and Iris bring the battle to MTV headquarters (Viacom building) in NYC to make them play music on their channel again in Season 3, Epidsode 2 of Portlandia.
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from portlandia posted in television by pete_nice
Sandra (Carrie Brownstein) settles into a 4-5 hour yoga meditation at Yoga Pearl during Season 3, Episode 2 of Portlandia.
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from portlandia posted in television by pete_nice
Lance Bangs is drinking a beer at Belulahland when he's asked to look at a studio that uses the same equipment that they used on Pet Sounds in Season 3, Episode 1 of Portlandia.
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