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| Andrews Chapel in McIntosh, Ala. |
Nov. 20, 1826 – Alabama's
legislature convenes in the new capital of Tuscaloosa for the first
time. The capital had been moved there from Cahaba, the state's first permanent
capital. In 1846 the legislature voted to change the capital again, this time
moving it to Montgomery.
Nov. 20, 1861 – A secession ordinance was filed by Kentucky's
Confederate government.
Nov. 20, 1864 - Union General William T. Sherman moved
toward central Georgia after nearly a week into his March to the Sea.
Nov. 20, 1901 - The second Hay-Pauncefoot Treaty provided
for construction of the Panama Canal by the U.S.
Nov. 20, 1953 – Evergreen High School’s varsity football
team closed out the 1953 season with an 8-1-1 record by beating Georgiana,
25-0, in Evergreen. Captain Sam Cope, a 215-pound tackle, scored the final
touchdown of the season, his first TD in five years of football at Evergreen.
Nov. 20, 1962 - Mickey Mantle was named the American League
Most Valuable Player for the third time.
Nov. 20, 1970 – Excel eighth-grade defensive tackle Rex
McCants received the 1970 Camellia Bowl’s Most Outstanding Player Award even
though Excel lost the game, 18-3, to Elmore County. The post-season game was
played in Greenville.
Nov. 20, 1974 – Andrews Chapel in McIntosh was added to the
National Register of Historic Places.
Nov. 20, 1982 - The Cal football team won an improbable
last-second victory over Stanford when they completed five lateral passes
around members of the Cardinals’ marching band, who had wandered onto the field
a bit early to celebrate the upset they were sure their team had won, and scored
a touchdown. After catching the last pass of the series, Cal’s Kevin Moen
careened through the confused horn section and made it safely to the end zone.
Then he slammed into trombone player Gary Tyrell.
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