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Oct. 6, 1539 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his
army enter the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Fla.) by
force.
Oct. 6, 1540 – The DeSoto Expedition stopped at the ancient
Indian village of Kaxa on the Alabama River just south of the mouth of Cedar
Creek in Dallas County, Ala.
Oct. 6, 1824 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette was escorted to Wilmington, Delaware by the Grand Lodge of
Delaware Masons.
Oct. 6, 1829 - Alabama author Kittrell J. Warren was born in
Clarke County, Ala.
Oct. 6, 1829 – Dugald McMillan named postmaster at “Burnt
Corn Corners.” (Some sources say John Walter became postmaster on this day.)
Oct. 6, 1863 - Confederate guerilla leader William Clarke
Quantrill attacked Baxter Springs, Kansas. Although he failed to capture the
Union stronghold, his men massacred a Federal detachment that happened to be
traveling nearby.
Oct. 6, 1864 – During the Civil War, multiple skirmishes
occurred in and about Florence, Ala.
Oct. 6, 1866 – The first railroad holdup in the U.S. is
generally believed to have been committed on this day in Seymour, Indiana by
the Reno Brothers. They got away with $10,000.
Oct. 6, 1880 - The National League kicked the Cincinnati
Reds out for selling beer.
Oct. 6, 1914 – Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl was born in
Larvik, Norway.
Oct. 6, 1923 – Forest Home native and Philadelphia Phillies
catcher Douglas Woolley “Dixie” Parker played in his final major league game, a
4-1 loss to the Boston Braves in Boston. The Butler County, Ala. native was 28
years old.
Oct. 6, 1925 – Blacksher estate property was sold at auction
by the Britt Davis Auction Co. of Monroeville, including 1,500 acres of choice
farm land, much of which had already been improved and in production, including
a 240-acre peach orchard, 160 acres of satsumas and 250 acres of pecan trees.
Oct. 6, 1926 - Yankee slugger Babe Ruth hit a record three
homers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series.
The Yanks won the game, 10-5.
Oct. 6, 1933 – Opp High School beat Evergreen, 6-0, in
Evergreen.
Oct. 6, 1939 - The Chambers-Lazenby Motor Co. in Monroeville
began displaying the new 1940 Ford in their show room.
Oct. 6, 1945 – Billy Sianis and his pet billy goat were
ejected from Wrigley Field during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series, resulting,
some say, in the “Curse of the Billy Goat.”
Oct. 6, 1948 - "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee
Williams opened on Broadway.
Oct. 6, 1952 – Automobile dealer Charles W. Cole ended his
term of service as Monroeville’s mayor. He was elected in 1944, but didn’t run
for re-election in 1948. However, when newly elected mayor Fred Fountain passed
away in 1949, the Monroeville City Council picked Cole to fulfill Fountain’s
unexpired term.
Oct. 6, 1972 – J.F. Shields High School dedicated the
school’s new football field during their first ever game at “The Pit” in
Beatrice. They beat McIntosh, 12-0.
Oct. 6, 1978 – Evergreen High School won its fourth straight
game by beating J.F. Shields, 14-12, in Beatrice. Quarterback Michael Adams and
Sanford Moye scored touchdowns for Evergreen, and Calvin Middleton scored a
two-point conversion. Wendell Parker led Evergreen’s defense with 11 tackles.
Oct. 6, 1978 – Escambia Academy beat Sparta Academy, 33-6,
in Evergreen. Junior running back Ronny McKenzie led Sparta’s offense with 26
carries for 194 yards and the team’s only touchdown. Greg Anthony led Sparta’s
defense with seven solos and 11 assists.
Oct. 6, 1985 - Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers set an
NFL record with 57 pass attempts. He threw for five touchdowns and 429 yards.
Oct. 6, 1998 – The band “Alabama” received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Oct. 6, 2003 - The Indianapolis Colts became the first team
in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than four
minutes to play in regulation. The game went to an extra period where the Colts
defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-35.
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