Today in History for Sept. 10, 2014

Sept. 10, 1818 – Outlaw Joseph Thompson Hare was hanged in Baltimore, Md. before a crowd of 1,500. He is said to have used Turk’s Cave near Brooklyn as a hideout.

Sept. 10, 1822 – James Godbold was commissioned as Monroe County’s Sheriff.

Sept. 10, 1861 - Confederate forces withdrew from the Kanawha Valley in western Virginia after fighting an indecisive battle at Carnifex Ferry in the early months of the war. This move facilitated the formation of West Virginia. Future U.S. Presidents Rutherford B Hayes and Willim McKinley fought at Carnifex Ferry with the 23rd Ohio Infantry.

Sept. 10, 1895 – The first edition of The Evergreen Courant was published.

Sept. 10, 1897 – Judge John W. Leslie of Monroeville passed away at the age of 83.

Sept. 10, 1897 - A taxi driver in London named George Smith became the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after he slammed his cab into a building.

Sept. 10-12, 1925 – Extension Agricultural Engineering Specialist L.C. LeBron conducted demonstrations of the military explosive pyrotol for Conecuh County farmers, who were to use the substance for stump and land clearing operations. Demonstrations were held in the Bowles community, Belleville, Repton, Lenox and Kirkland.

Sept. 10, 1934 – Baseball great Roger Maris was born in Hibbing, Minn.

Sept. 10, 1954 – In what’s believed to be one of the biggest crowds ever assembled at Brooks Memorial Stadium in Evergreen, an estimated crowd of 2,500 (2,300 paid) watched Evergreen beat Bay Minette, 26-12.

Sept. 10, 1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major league baseball record for home runs when he hit the 400th of his career.

Sept. 10, 1963 - Twenty black students entered public schools in Alabama at the end of a standoff between federal authorities and Alabama governor George C. Wallace.

Sept. 10, 1963 – Baseball pitching great Randall David "Randy" Johnson, aka "The Big Unit," was born in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Sept. 10, 1964 – Blacksher beat Monroe County High School, 12-7, their last win over the Monroeville school in football. The game was played at Uriah.

Sept. 10, 1972 - Gayle Sayers of the Chicago Bears retired from the National Football League.

Sept. 10, 1974 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals set a new major league baseball record when he stole his 105th base of the season.

Sept. 10, 1977 - Hamida Djandoubi, a convicted murderer, became the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.

Sept. 10, 1991 - Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released as a single.

Sept. 10, 1992 - In Minneapolis, Minn., a federal jury struck down professional football's limited free agency system.

Sept. 10, 1993 – The first episode of "The X-Files" aired on FOX. The series finale was aired on May 19, 2002.

Sept. 10, 2007 – The movie “Honeydripper,” which starred Danny Glover, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Much of this movie was filmed in Greenville, Georgiana and Forest Home in Butler County.