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David Crockett (Davy Crockett) was a famous American frontiersman. He was born in 1786 and died in 1836. He was with General Jackson in the Creek War, was a member of Congress from 1837 to 1831 and from 1833 to 1835. He was one of the six survivors at Fort Alamo who were massacred by Santa Anna.
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The Alamo was a mission fortress in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was the besieged during the Texan war of independence from Mexico from 23 February to 6 March 1836 by Santa Anna and 4,000 Mexicans. They killed the garrison of 183 Texans who included Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.
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A Davy Crockett is a type of American hat fur hat trimmed with racoon tails.
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Day Crockett is London Cockney rhyming slang for pocket.
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