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July 26, 1775 - The U.S. postal system was established by
the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster
general.
July 26, 1862 - Skirmish occurred at Spangler’s Mill, near
Jonesborough, Ala.
July 26, 1863 - Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan
and 360 of his men are captured at Salineville, Ohio, during a spectacular raid
on the North.
July 26, 1864 – Confederate Major General Dabney H. Maury
was assigned command of the Confederate Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and
East Louisiana, headquartered in Mobile, Ala.
July 26, 1914 – The L&N Railroad began running a new
train between Georgiana and Flomaton, where it connected with regular trains
running to Mobile and Pensacola. The new train left Georgiana at 6 a.m. with
the trains departing from Mobile and Pensacola at 4 p.m. This allowed patrons
to transact business in Mobile and Pensacola or at any point along the line and
return home the same day.
July 26, 1918 – During World War I, Army Cpl. James E. Hendrix of Roy (Frisco
City), Army Pvt. Horace Rigsby of Georgiana and Army Pvt. William T. Cheatham
of Greenville were killed in action. Also on this day, Army Pvt. James Boggan
of Atmore “died from wounds” during World War I.
July 26, 1921 – Humorist Jean Shepherd was born in Chicago,
Ill. The 1983 movie, “A Christmas Story,” is based on his 1967 book, “In God We
Trust: All Others Pay Cash.”
July 26, 1951 – During the Korean War, Army PFC Isaac Lee
Jr. of Monroe County was killed in action.
July 26, 1952 - Alabama Senator John Sparkman was named the
Democratic vice-presidential running mate with Adlai Stevenson. Sparkman was
first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama in 1936 and
served in that body until 1946 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he
served until 1979. The Democratic ticket lost the election to Dwight Eisenhower
and Richard Nixon.
July 26, 1959 - Alabama author Rick Bragg was born in
Piedmont, Ala.
July 26, 1962 – Lewis Ramsey, head baseball coach and
assistant football coach at Evergreen High School, resigned to accept head
coaching position at Brookwood High School in Tuscaloosa.
July 26, 1977 – Troy David Jenkins was born in
Phoenix, Az. Jenkins grew up in Evergreen, Ala., graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1995,
and was fatally wounded in April 2003 while serving in Iraq.
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