Today in History for Oct. 10, 2014

Joe Cain as "Slacabamorinico"

Oct. 10, 1540 – Hernando DeSoto’s expedition had its first audience with Chief Tuscaloosa on this day at the village of Athahatchee in Perry County.

Oct. 10, 1832 - Joseph Stillwell “Joe” Cain was born in Mobile, Ala. Cain is credited with reviving the city's Mardi Gras tradition. In 1866, soon after the end of the Civil War, he and a group of friends led a parade through the city's downtown. He is honored by Mardi Gras revelers every year in a ceremony held at his grave in the historic Church Street Graveyard.

Oct. 10, 1855 – New Hope Baptist Church at Natchez was established with the purchase of two acres of land for $10 per acre.

Oct. 10, 1861 – John Buckner Little, the author of “The History of Butler County, Alabama” was born in Greenville, Ala.

Oct. 10, 1862 - Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder was given command of the Trans-Mississippi Department and was sent to Texas.

Oct. 10, 1862 - Confederate cavalry leader General J.E.B. Stuart entered Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The next day his men looted the town.

Oct. 10, 1863 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee moved his troops from their defenses along the Rapidan River and attempted to turn the Army of the Potomac's right flank.

Oct. 10, 1867 – Early Monroe County, Ala. attorney, state senator and Claiborne businessman William Perry Leslie died at Pascagoula, Miss.

Oct. 10, 1918 – During World War I, Army Pvt. Wly(?) Marshall of Burnt Corn, Army Pvt. Archie Hawkins of Greenville and Army Pvt. Benjamin H. Brunson of Greenville “died from disease.”

Oct. 10, 1926 – Anne Crook Hines Farish was born on this day. She would go on to become Monroeville, Alabama’s first female city council member (elected in 1985 and served eight years), and she serve 16 years as Mayor of Monroeville, after being first elected in 1992. She was also the first female president of the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce, which was founded in 1928.

Oct. 10, 1957 - The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win their first World Series since 1914.

Oct. 10, 1963 – Conecuh County Board of Education attorneys filed an appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court that asked the Supreme Court to set aside an order issued by the Butler County Circuit Court on Sept. 12 that ordered the Butler County Board of Education to bus children from the Beat 8 community in Conecuh County to McKenzie School in Butler County.

Oct. 10, 1969 – An “overflow crowd” watched undefeated Baldwin County High School beat Evergreen, 14-0, in Bay Minette. Jimmy Bell led Evergreen’s rushing attack with 14 carries for 70 yards. Ernest Shipp led Evergreen’s defense with eight individual tackles and a number of assists.

Oct. 10, 1969 – NFL quarterback Brett Favre was born in Gulfport, Miss.

Oct. 10, 1977 - Joe Namath played the last game of his NFL career.

Oct. 10, 1978 – Covington County Bigfoot incident was reported by a woman who said she saw a bigfoot steal a baby pig from a pen near the intersection of Hwy 55 and Hwy 84 at River Falls.

Oct. 10, 2011 – “The Thing,” a prequel to the 1982 film “John Carpenter’s The Thing,” premiered at Universal Studios. It was released in U.S. theaters four days later.

Oct. 10, 2011 - Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers hit the first-ever postseason walk-off grand slam to give the Rangers a 7-3 win. The win gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers.