So there's this Slate news quiz thing. The opening frame of which for this week's quiz starts:

So there's this Slate news quiz thing. The opening frame of which for this week's quiz starts:

As the migrant caravan approaches the U.S. border, I am reminded of the Great Caravan of 1836. Who can forget Jim Bowie's valiant battle with MS-13 gang members, or Davy Crockett's brave struggle against undercover Middle Easterners? Remember the Alamo! Remember President Houston! ...

Wow.

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