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| John Trotwood Moore |
Aug. 26, 1858 –John Trotwood Moore, who lived in Monterey in
Butler County for four years and Pine Apple in Wilcox County for two years, was
born in Marion in Perry County. An author, novelist, magazine publisher,
newspaper editor and columnist, teacher and State Librarian for Tennessee, he
passed away in Nashville on May 10, 1929.
Aug. 26, 1861 – During the Civil War, Union forces were
defeated at Cross Lanes.
Aug. 26, 1861 - During the Civil War, Confederate General John Floyd occupied the
bluffs overlooking Carnifex Ferry on the Kanawha River.
Aug. 26, 1862 - Confederate troops
under General Fitzhugh Lee entered Manassas Junction and captured the rail
center. This event set the stage for the Second Battle of Bull Run, which began
on August 29.
Aug. 26, 1867 – Physician and state representative from
Monroe County, Dr. William Cunningham, passed away at Burnt Corn.
Aug. 26, 1914 – The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
announced that it would inaugurate an all-steel passenger train between New
Orleans and New York, starting on Jan. 1, 1915. This train was to be the finest
south of the Ohio River with electric lights, made of solid steel and fitted
with all modern conveniences.
Aug. 26, 1939 - The first televised major league baseball
games were shown on station W2XBS. The event was a double-header between the
Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Aug. 26, 1947 – Daniel Robert “Dan” Bankhead, a native of
Empire, Ala., became the first black pitcher in major league baseball.
Aug. 26, 1982 – The First National Bank Building (also known
as the Timmerman Building) in Andalusia was added to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Aug. 26, 1987 – The Robbins Hotel in Beatrice, which
burned down on Oct. 12, 2012, was added to the National Register of Historic
Places.
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