Grain futures were higher in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn gained 5 cents at $4.07 a bushel. Sept. wheat rose by 10.25 cents at $5.44 a bushel.

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Wikimedia Commons/Jim Evans The Battle of San Jacinto The Battle of San Jacinto took place on April 21, 1836, in what is now ...