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| British archaeologist Howard Carter. |
Nov. 4, 1752 – George Washington, 20, was initiated into
Masonic Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg, Va. and would be passed to the degree of
fellowcraft on March 3, 1753. He would be raised to the degree of Master Mason
on Aug. 4, 1753 in Fredericksburg, Va. In 1788, shortly before becoming the
first president of the United States, Washington was elected the first
Worshipful Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22.
Nov. 4, 1824 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette visited former President Thomas Jefferson at Monticello
near Charlottesville, Virginia.
Nov. 4, 1842 - Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in
Springfield, Illinois.
Nov. 4, 1860 – Jefferson Davis “Dixie” Carter was born in
Butler County, Ala. In 1890, he would kill outlaw train robber Rube Burrow
during a shootout in Linden.
Nov. 4, 1862 - Democrats gained seats in Northern elections,
mostly at the state level. The Republican Party maintained control of the House
of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate.
Nov. 4, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Maysville in Madison County, Ala.
Nov. 4, 1864 – During the Battle of Johnsonville,
Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked a Union supply base at
Johnsonville, Tennessee and destroyed millions of dollars in material.
Nov. 4, 1921 – The Belleville Community Fair was held in
Belleville, Ala.
Nov. 4, 1922 - The entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb was
discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings by British archaeologist Howard
Carter and his team. Many believe there was a curse connected with the opening
of the tomb, and by 1929, 11 people involved in the discovery had died.
Nov. 4, 1923 - George Halas of the Chicago Bears picked up
an Oorang Indians fumble and ran it 98 yards for a touchdown.
Nov. 4, 1954 - The Philadelphia A's moved to Kansas City.
Nov. 4, 1965 – The Evergreen City Council adopted a record
budget with anticipated expenditures of $413,091.
Nov. 4, 1965 – A fire of unknown origin began around 6:40
p.m. in a stack of cotton bales at the Evergreen Manufacturing Co. A total of
97 bales were involved in the fire, some close to a complete loss.
Nov. 4, 1970 - Genie, a 13-year old 'feral child' was found
in Los Angeles, after having been locked in her bedroom for most of her life.
Nov. 4, 1973 – Dallas Cowboys linebacker Lee Roy Jordan of
Excel intercepted three passes in the first quarter from the Cincinnati
Bengals' Ken Anderson within the span of just five minutes, returning one 31
yards for a touchdown. The picks were collectively named one of the ten most
memorable moments in the history of Texas Stadium by ESPN in 2008.
Nov. 4, 1973 - The Chicago Bears set an NFL record when they
held the Green Bay Packers to -12 yards passing.
Nov. 4, 1976 - Major league baseball held its first
free-agent draft. Twenty-four players were available from 13 teams.
Nov. 4, 1980 – An election was held in Conecuh County, and
David L. Burt Jr. was relected to a second term as Chairman of the Conecuh
County Commission. He beat Republican canidate Ray Castleberry, 3,578-1,807. In
other races, W.W. “Billy Wayne” Cook was re-elected to the county commission,
and Walter B. Hudson Jr. was elected as Superintendent of Education. Comer F.
Bonds and Mike Lanier were elected to the board of education. Elected
constables included Billy Frank Brown, Charles A. Frazier, Cladie Townson and
Bill Watts.
Nov. 4, 1986 – Greenville City Hall, the Little-Stabler
House on Fort Dale Street in Greenville, the East Commerce Street Historic
District in Greenville and the Post Office Historic District in Greenville were
added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Nov. 4, 1997 – The groundbreaking ceremony was held at the
Trus Joist McMillan plant outside of Castleberry, Ala.
Nov. 4, 2001 - Randall Cunningham of the Baltimore Ravens
achieved 30,000 career passing yards.
Nov. 4, 2001 - The Arizona Diamondbacks won their first
World Series. They beat the New York Yankees, 3-2, in Game 7.
Nov. 4, 2001 - Former Dallas Cowboy Nate Newton was arrested
in Louisiana after police found 213 pounds of marijuana in a van he was
driving.
Nov. 4, 2002 - The book "Journals" was released.
The book, about Kurt Cobain, contained letters and diary entries from the 1980s
until 1994.
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