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| William Rufus King |
Oct. 28, 1794 – In Lovecraftian fiction, Alexis Ladeau, the
author of “Reminiscences of Friedrich Wilheim von Junzt,” was born in Vienna.
He first appeared in 1931’s “The Black Stone” by Robert E. Howard.
Oct. 28, 1818 – Belleville Baptist Church in Belleville,
Ala. was organized by the Rev. Alexander Travis and the Rev. David Wood.
Oct. 28, 1819 - The Alabama legislature
elected William Rufus King and John W. Walker as Alabama's
first United States senators. King served several terms in the Senate and in
1852 was elected U.S. Vice President. Walker, who had been president of the
Alabama constitutional convention of 1819, served in the Senate until 1822,
when he resigned. The terms of both senators officially began December 14,
1819, the day that Alabama became the 22nd state.
Oct. 28, 1819 – Abel Farrar was commissioned as Monroe
County’s Circuit Court Clerk and Sheriff Yancey was commissioned as Monroe
County’s Sheriff.
Oct,. 28, 1824 – In an incident attributed to the Bermuda
Triangle, the USS Wild Cat disappeared while en route from Cuba to Thompson’s
Island with a crew of 14.
Oct. 28, 1841 – The steamboat “Jewess” struck a snag and
sank in the area of Prairie Bluff (Prairie Blue), a river landing on a high
bluff on the north bank of the Alabama River in the section of the river known
as Canton Bend, near the present day Miller’s Ferry Bridge in Wilcox County,
Ala.
Oct. 28, 1863 - Union troops retained control of Brown's
Ferry after counter attacks. Confederate General Longstreet withdrew his troops
before dawn.
Oct. 28, 1864 - The Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road
(also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks) ended with Union forces under
General Ulysses S. Grant withdrawing from Fair Oaks, Virginia after failing to
breach the Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia.
Oct. 28, 1864 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Goshen, Ala. as Lt. General John B. Hood, CSA, moved his Army of Tennessee
westward. A skirmish also occurred at Ladiga, Ala. as Hood moved westward and
contrary to previous army theory, Major General William T. Sherman, USA, moved
eastward back towards Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. 28, 1888 – William Joseph Mason, who served as mayor of
Beatrice for 12 years, was born at Midway, Ala.
Oct. 28, 1914 – The first frost of the season was observed
in Monroeville, Ala.
Oct. 28, 1918 – During World War I, Army Pvt. Archie D.
McCrory of Repton and Army Pvt. Claude Chapman of Grove Hill “died from
disease.”
Oct. 28, 1921 – The Citizens Military Committee of Conecuh
County held a meeting at the Conecuh County Courthouse in Evergreen at 11 a.m.
for the purpose of organizing a Machine Gun Company in Conecuh County.
Oct. 28, 1922 – The first ever cross-country broadcast of a
college football game took place when the University of Chicago took on
Princeton University.
Oct. 28, 1923 - Fats Henry was credited with a 94-yard punt.
Research later indicated that it was an 83-yard punt.
Oct. 28, 1926 – Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie
Kuhn was born in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Oct. 28, 1952 - Annie Potts, who played receptionist Janine
Melnitz in “Ghostbusters” and “Ghostbusters II,” was born in Nashville, Tenn.
Oct. 28, 1960 – In their last home game of the season,
Evergreen High School beat Red Level High School, 14-0, at Brooks Stadium in
Evergreen, Ala.
Oct. 28, 1961 - Construction began on Municipal (Shea)
Stadium for the New York Mets.
Oct. 28, 1967 - Minnie Lee “Miss Minnie” Robbins of
Beatrice, Ala., who operated Robbins Hotel as “an elegant haven for commercial
men,” passed away at the age of 99.
Oct. 28, 1972 – NFL running back Terrell Davis was born in
San Diego, Calif. He would go on to star at the University of Georgia and for
the Denver Broncos.
Oct. 28, 1994 - The NFL Management Council and the NFL
Players Association announced an agreement for the formulation and
implementation of the most comprehensive drug and alcohol policy in sports.
Oct. 28, 1996 - Members of the New York Yankees and their
manager appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.
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