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Jan. 4, 1773 – Joel Lee, Conecuh County, Alabama’s first
Justice of the Peace, was born in North Carolina.
Jan. 4, 1780 – Alexander Autrey, the second white man to
settle in Conecuh County, was born in North Carolina.
Jan. 4, 1847 – Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to
the United States government.
Jan. 4, 1861 – A full week before Alabama seceded from the
Union, Governor Andrew B. Moore ordered the seizure of federal military
installations within the state. By the end of the next day Alabama troops
controlled Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan and the U.S. Arsenal at Mount Vernon.
Jan. 4, 1863 – Confederate soldier Pierre Costello, who was
Coffee County’s second probate judge, was killed in Murfreesboro, Tenn. As a
memorial to Coffee County’s Confederate dead, his wife, Cordelia Lee Costello,
led the effort to have stained glass windows placed in the Elba United
Methodist Church in their memory.
Jan. 4, 1863 - In Murfeesboro, Tenn., Confederate General
Roger Weightman Hanson died. His death was a result of wounds that he had
suffered two days earlier in the Battle of Stones River.
Jan. 4, 1865 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred
near Thorn Hill in Marion County, Alabama.
Jan. 4, 1883 – The Pensacola Opera House officially opened
its doors for the first time.
Jan. 4, 1883 - The Ontario Rugby Football Union was formed.
The organization was the forerunner of the CFL.
Jan. 4, 1896 - Utah was admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
Jan. 4, 1912 – The Conecuh Record reported that Jas. F.
Jones had been appointed county solicitor because J.S. Stevens resigned. G.W.
Miller of Herbert was also appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff E.C. Hines.
Jan. 4, 1920 - The National Negro Baseball League was
organized.
Jan. 4, 1940 – Pro Footbal Hall of Famer Don Shula was born in Grand River, Ohio.
Jan. 4, 1943 – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Jan. 4, 1944 – May 9, 1945 – Between these dates, the USS Eldridge of “Philadelphia Experiment” fame sailed on the vital task of escorting to the Mediterranean Sea men and materials to support Allied operations in North Africa and on into southern Europe. It made nine voyages to deliver convoys safely to Casablanca, Bizerte and Oran.
Jan. 4, 1957 - The Dodgers bought a 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000. They were the first team to own their own plane.
Jan. 4, 1965 - Poet T.S. Eliot died in London at the age of 76. Eliot's “The
Waste Land,” published in 1922, is considered the single most influential work
of poetry of the 20th century. In 1948, he was bestowed the Order of Merit by
King George VI and in the same year was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Jan. 4, 1977 - Mary Shane was hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer.
Jan. 4, 1978 – Scott’s Arcade, located on Highway 31 South
in Evergreen, opened for the first time, offering pinball, billiards, air
hockey, foosball and more.
Jan. 4, 1980 – The Oakey Streak Methodist Episcopal Church
off State Route 59 near Greenville was added to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Jan. 4, 1983 - The USFL (United States Football League) held
its first player draft.
Jan. 4, 1996 - Don Shula announced his retirement from
coaching the Miami Dolphins after 26 seasons.
Jan. 4, 1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura
was sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
Jan. 4, 2003 - The Green Bay Packers lost 27-7 to the
Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild card game. It was the first time that the
Packers had lost a playoff game at home.
Jan. 4, 2006 - University of Texas quarterback Vince Young
made an eight-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 19 seconds left in the
game, capping one of the best individual performances in college football
history while leading his team to a Rose Bowl victory and a national
championship title over the University of Southern California (USC).
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