Operation AXIOM
"Remember the Alamo!" One hundred seventy-seven years ago to the day, 6 March 1836, Mexican forces stormed the Alamo Mission & massacred the Texian rebel defenders. Within two months, resurgent Texian rebels defeated the Mexican army & secured the de facto independence of the Republic of Texas, setting the stage for the eventual annexation of Texas by the United States (1845) & the Mexican War (1846-1848), which influences relations between the U.S. & Mexico unto the present day. One hundred seventy-seven years ago to-day.

United States of America (Estados Unidos de América)

United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
unknown, "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" from Songs in the Key of Springfield (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Songs in the Key of Springfield is a C.D. from the late 1990s, a compilation of music from The Simpsons, which was not yet a loathsome abomination. The track is formally titled "Kamp Krusty," after the episode from which it is taken, & before "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" begins there is an exchange betwixt Bart Simpson & Krusty the Klown, but for our purposes the song's the thing. No clue is given as to who sings "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)."