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June 29, 1534 – Jacques Cartier beame the first European to
reach Prince Edward Island.
June 29, 1613 - London's Globe Theatre burned to the ground
during a performance of Henry VIII. The fire was thought to have been triggered
by a sound-effects cannon.
June 29, 1652 - Massachusetts declared itself an independent
commonwealth.
June 29-June 30, 1692 – In connection with the Salem
witchcraft trials, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, Sarah Good and
Elizabeth Howe were tried, pronounced guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.
June 29, 1767 - The British Parliament approved the
Townshend Revenue Acts. The act placed import taxes on many of the British
products bought by Americans, including lead, paper, paint, glass and tea.
June 29, 1776 - The Virginia constitution was adopted and
Patrick Henry was made governor.
June 29, 1776 – The first privateer battle of the American
Revolutionary War was fought at Turtle Gut Inlet near Cape May, New Jersey.
June 29, 1804 - Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition were found guilty by a court-martial consisting of
members of the Corps of Discovery for getting drunk on duty. Collins received
100 lashes on his back and Hall received 50.
June 29, 1825 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette met with women’s groups in Montpelier, Vermont and then
departed Montpelier for Burlington and Whitehall, New York.
June 29, 1835 - Determined to win independence for the
Mexican State of Texas, William Travis raised a volunteer army of 25 soldiers
and prepared to liberate the city of Anahuac. The next day, the small army
easily captured Captain Antonio Tenorio, the leader of Santa Anna’s forces in
Anahuac, and forced the troops to surrender.
June 29, 1846 - The 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment organized
in Mobile, Ala. to fight in the Mexican War. Alabamians volunteered in large
numbers to fight against Mexico when war came over the annexation of Texas, but
only this single regiment, a battalion, and several independent companies
actually were received into federal service from the state. During its 11
months of service, the 1st Alabama lost only one man in battle but 150 died
from disease.
June 29, 1862 – The Battle of Savage’s Station took place in
Henrico County, Va. Confederate General Robert E. Lee attacked Union General
George McClellan as he was pulling his army away from Richmond, Va. in retreat
during the Seven Days’ Battles. Although the Yankees lost 1,000 men–twice as
many as the Rebels–they were able to successfully protect the retreat.
June 29, 1862 – During the Civl War, the blockade runner, Ann, was captured by the Federal Navy under the guns of Fort Morgan, Ala.
June 29, 1863 – National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and
manager Wilbert Robinson was born in Bolton, Mass. During his career, he played
for the Philadelphia Athletics, the Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis
Cardinals and he managed the Orioles and the Brooklyn Robins. He was inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 1945.
June 29, 1864 – During the Civl War, a skirmish was fought at Pond Springs in Northern Alabama.
June 29, 1892 - Sigmund Freud first referred to the unconscious, calling it a "second state of consciousness."
June 29, 1897 - The Chicago Cubs scored 36 runs in a game
against Louisville, setting a record for runs scored by a team in a single
game.
June 29, 1900 – French aviator and writer Antoine de
Saint-Exupery was born in Lyons.
June 29, 1901 - The first edition of "Editor &
Publisher" was issued.
June 29, 1911 – The baseball season was scheduled to open in
Evergreen, Ala. on this day with three games between Evergreen and Andalusia on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. George Farnham was Evergreen’s manager.
June 29, 1914 – Jina Guseva attempted to assassinate Grigori
Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.
June 29, 1915 – Merchants and business owners of Evergreen,
Ala. signed an agreement on this Tuesday to close for business on Mon., July 5,
in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, which fell on a Sunday.
June 29, 1936 – National Baseball Hall of Fame first
baseman, third baseman and left fielder Harmon Killebrew was born in Payette,
Idaho. During his career, he played for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins
and the Kansas City Royals. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.
June 29, 1941 – Joe DiMaggio broke George Sisler’s 1922
American League record of 41 consecutive games with a hit at Griffith Stadium
in Washington, and four days later, on July 2, DiMaggio broke "Wee"
Willie Keeler’s major league record streak of 44 games.
June 29, 1956 – The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed
by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States
Interstate Highway System.
June 29, 1965 – Army Capt. Rubin Fletcher Bradley of
Jackson, Ala. was killed in action in Vietnam.
June 29, 1970 – Thomas Charles Littles, who was fatally
wounded in Vietnam, was honorably discharged from the Army and placed on the
Army’s Permanent Disability Retired List. He received care at the Montgomery
hospital for 415 days and died from pneumonia on June 3, 1971.
June 29-30, 1988 – The annual Evergreen Rotary Club Fish
& Wildlife Camp was held at Tal Stuart’s Pond near Belleville, Ala.
Award-winners at the camp included Best Archer, Tommy Byrd; Best Fly Caster,
Brandon Monk; Best Spin Caster, John Henry Sessions; Best Senior Camper, Ron English;
Best Junior Camper, Joey Brewton; Best Bait Caster, Bobby Townson; Best Rifle
Shot, Chip Gibson; Best Canoeist, Mike Smith and Best Shotgun Shot, Joey
Taylor.
June 29, 1988 – Weather reporter Harry Ellis reported a high
of 100 degrees in Evergreen, Ala.
June 29, 1989 – A Conecuh County, Ala. Circuit Court jury
found former Olympic boxer Clint Jackson of Evergreen guilty on charges of
first-degree kidnapping in connection with the August 1988 kidnapping of
Evergreen banker Tom Salo. Dale R. Smith was found guilty of second-degree
kidnapping in the same trial, which was one of the longest in county history.
June 29, 2007 – Marlon Anderson of Montgomery, Ala. was
designated for assignment by the Dodgers on June 29, 2007, ending his tenure
with the club. He cleared waivers and became a free agent on July 11. He was
promptly signed to a minor league contract by the Mets on July 12.
June 29, 2008 – Birmingham, Ala. native David
Robertson made his Major League debut, taking the field for the first time for
the New York Yankees
June 29, 2014 – Through the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a
witness in Atmore, Ala. reported seeing a UFO around 9:30 p.m. The witness had just
parked his car at his house, and when he got out, he saw a strange light about
500 feet or so above a tree near a school building. The witness described the
strange light as an “orange, moving ball.” The light moved about one mile in 45
seconds and eventually disappeared, the witness said.
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