Oct. 2, 1864 - During the Civil War, the Battle of Saltville took place in
southwestern Virginia. Union cavalry forces attacked but were defeated by a CSA
force that was patched together from several reserve units.
Oct. 2, 1908 - Addie Joss of the Cleveland Indians pitched the fourth
perfect game in major league baseball history.
Oct. 2, 1918 – During World War I, Army Pvt. Daniel Robinson
of Camden, Ala. and Army Pvt. Joshua T. Jordan of Opp, Ala. “died from disease.”
Oct. 2, 1920 - The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh
Pirates played the only triple-header in baseball history. The Reds won two of
the three games.
Oct. 2, 1940 – Longtime Evergreen High School and Sparta
Academy athletic booster Byron Warren Jr. born in Evergreen.
Oct. 2, 1959 - "The Twilight Zone" debuted on
CBS-TV. The show ran for 5 years for a total of 154 episodes.
Oct. 2, 1967 – Army Spc. James Thomas Likely of Georgiana, Ala. was
killed in action in Vietnam.
Oct. 2, 1968 - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson struck
out 17 Detroit Tigers in the first game of the World Series, breaking Sandy
Koufax’s record for the most strikeouts in a Series game.
Oct. 2, 1972 – Conecuh County Circuit Court Judge Robert
E.L. Key swore in Evergreen Mayor Coy L. Harper and Evergreen’s city council,
which included Tal Stuart III, Robert M. Glass, Knud Nielsen Jr., Clarence E.
“Buddy” Evers (Mayor Pro Tem) and Ronnie Mullen.
Oct. 2, 2007 – Beth Twitty’s book “Loving Natalee: A
Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith” was published under the name
"Beth Holloway," a name she resumed using following her December 2006
divorce from Jug Twitty.
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