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Sept. 5, 1774 - In response to the British Parliament’s
enactment of the Coercive Acts in the American colonies, the first session of
the Continental Congress convened at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia.
Fifty-six delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia drafted a
declaration of rights and grievances and elected Virginian Peyton Randolph as
the first president of Congress. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams
and John Jay were among the delegates.
Sept. 5, 1781 – During the Battle of the Chesapeake in the
American Revolutionary War, the British Navy was repelled by the French Navy,
contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
Sept. 5, 1818 – Australian explorer and surveyor Edmund
Kennedy was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands. Kennedy
explored the interior of Queensland and northern New South Wales, including the
Thomson River, the Barcoo River, Cooper Creek and Cape York Peninsula.
Sept. 5, 1824 – During his tour of the United States, the Marquis
de Lafayette arrived in New York, N.Y.
Sept. 5, 1862 – During the Civil War, the Potomac River was
crossed at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
Sept. 5, 1862 – Pvt. Jesse N. (possibly James or Jesse K.)
Baggett of Co. G, 23rd Alabama Infantry died and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery
in Atlanta. His widow, Caroline Baggett of Conecuh County, Ala., filed a
Deceased Soldier’s Claim in his name on Jan. 5, 1863.
Sept. 5, 1862 – British meteorologist James Glaisher and
accomplished balloonist Henry Tracey Coxwell broke the world record for
altitude. It was later estimated that they reached 37,000 feet in a balloon
built for Coxwell.
Sept. 5, 1863 - United States Foreign Minister to Great
Britain, Charles Francis Adams, sent an angry letter to British Foreign
Secretary Lord Russell warning that war between the two nations may erupt if it
allowed two powerful ironclad ships to set sail. The two ships were designed to
help the Confederates break the Union naval blockade. The letter ended with the
words: "It would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that
this is war."
Sept. 5, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Lebanon in DeKalb County, Ala.
Sept. 5, 1863 – During the Civil War, the Confederate salt
works at Rawlingsville in DeKalb County, Ala. were destroyed.
Sept. 5, 1863 - Federals conducted a reconnaissance mission
from Winston’s Valley into Broomtown Valley in Cherokee County, Ala.
Sept. 5, 1874 – National Baseball Hall of Fame second
baseman and manager Nap Lajoie was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. During his
career, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Athletics and
the Cleveland Naps and he also managed the Naps from 1905 to 1909. He was
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1937.
Sept. 5, 1882 – New York City hosted the country’s first
official observation of Labor Day, which became a national holiday in 1894.
Sept. 5, 1888 – John S. Harrington was commissioned as
Monroe County, Alabama’s Sheriff.
Sept. 5, 1901 - John D. Platt, a blind Confederate veteran,
died at his home near Gravella in Conecuh County, Ala. at the age of 64. Born
on Jan. 4, 1837, he was buried in the Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Cemetery in Butler County.
Sept. 5, 1901 – The first organized baseball league, the
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, was formed in Chicago,
Ill.
Sept. 5, 1905 – In New Hampshire, the Treaty of Portsmouth,
mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, was signed by Russia and Japan
and ended the Russo-Japanese War.
Sept. 5, 1906 – A violent hurricane struck the Alabama coast
and wiped out the community of Navy Cove, three miles east of Fort Morgan in
Baldwin County, killing six.
Sept. 5, 1906 - Bradbury Robinson executed the first legal
forward pass in football when he threw the ball to Jack Schneider of St. Louis
University in a game against Carroll College. St. Louis University won, 22-0.
Sept. 5, 1909 – Marion Ivey of Evergreen, Ala., an “aged and
highly respected negro,” died on this Sunday “after a long illness.”
Sept. 5, 1912 – Avant-garde
composer John Cage was born in Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 5, 1914 - Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a
professional player in the International League.
Sept. 5, 1918 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox threw a
six-hitter in the opening game of the World Series.
Sept. 5, 1925 - Centreville in Bibb County, Ala. reached the
highest ever recorded temperature in Alabama when thermometers hit 112°. The
Labor Day weekend was a scorcher with cities and towns across the state, recording
several days of 100°+ temperatures.
Sept. 5, 1931 – The Second Annual International Terrapin
Race, sponsored by the Evergreen Lions Club, was held in Evergreen, Ala., and
“Tarheel,” a “big, homegrown gopher” owned and entered by Newton E. Johnson,
came in first and received a $59.50 prize. In all, there were 119 entrants,
including six from different states and one from a foreign country.
Sept. 5,1935 - The movie “The
Dark Angel,” screenplay by Alabama author Lillian Hellman, was
released.
Sept. 5, 1935 – Writer Ward Just was born in Michigan City,
Indiana.
Sept. 5, 1936 – National Baseball Hall of Fame second
baseman Bill Mazeroski was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. He played his
entire career, 1956 to 1972, for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into
the Hall of Fame in 2001.
Sept. 5, 1940 – The Monroe Journal reported that Miss Alice
Lee of Birmingham had spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.C.
Lee.
Sept. 5, 1940 – The Monroe Journal reported that A.L. Shell
was locating a “new industry” in Monroeville, Ala. with the erection of a Pecan
Shelling Plant near the Telephone Exchange. According to Mr. Shell, the plant
was to have a capacity of 2,000 to 2,500 pounds of pecans daily.
Sept. 5, 1945 – Birmingham, Ala. native Spud Davis appeared
in his final Major League Baseball game, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In
a 16-year career, Davis played in 1,458 games, accumulating 1,312 hits in 4,255
at bats for a .308 career batting average along with 77 home runs, 647 runs batted
in and a .369 on-base percentage. He ended his career with a .984 fielding
percentage.
Sept. 5, 1945 - Alabama author Eleanor De La Vergne Doss
Risley died in Little Rock, Ark.
Sept. 5, 1950 - Alabama author Nancy Kincaid is born in
Tallahassee, Fla.
Sept. 5, 1955 - Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit his
seventh home run of the season, setting a National League record for home runs
by a pitcher.
Sept. 5, 1957 - Jack Kerouac's
classic “On the Road” was first published by Viking Press.
Sept. 5, 1958 - Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago"
was published for the first time in the U.S.
Sept. 5, 1963 – Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Brantley
was born in Florence, Ala. He went on to play for the San Francisco Giants, the
Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies and the
Texas Rangers.
Sept. 5, 1971 - J.R. Richard of the Houston Astros tied Karl
Spooner’s record when he struck out 15 batters in his major-league baseball
debut.
Sept. 5, 1976 – Former Monroe Academy football standout and
Alabama offensive tackle K.J. Lazenby received the Charlie Compton Award during
a ceremony at Cavalry Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The award was
presented annually to a “senior athlete who has demonstrated outstanding
Christian character and leadership.”
Sept. 5, 1978 – Conecuh County, Ala. Sheriff Edwin Booker
was re-elected to his second term in office, defeating C.W. “Bill” Kent, John
W. “Dick” Raines and Ralph Jackson “Jack” Gorum. That same day, State Rep. J.E.
“Jimmy” Warren was re-elected to his third term in the State House, defeating
challenger Stanley Mitchell. Frank Chavers was re-elected to the Conecuh County
Board of Education over Robert “Bob” Floyd, and W.J. “Dub” Reed was re-elected
to the District 2 seat on the Conecuh County Commission over Woodrow R.
Robinson and John Elvin Burch.
Sept. 5, 1983 - "Sports Illustrated" became the
first national weekly magazine to use four-color process illustrations on every
page.
Sept. 5, 1990 – Mark Childress’ third novel, “Tender,” was
released by Harmony.
Sept. 5, 1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urged for a
Holy War against the West and former allies.
Sept. 5, 1997 - The FOX group announced a deal to purchase
the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Sept. 5, 1998 - Mark McGwire of the
St. Louis Cardinals hit his 60th home run of the season, tying himself with
Babe Ruth.
Sept. 5, 1998 - Sammy Sosa of the
Chicago Cubs hit his 58th home run of the season.
Sept. 5, 1999 - The Cincinnati Reds
set a major league team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The team
hit 14 home runs over the two games at Veterans Stadium.
Sept. 5, 2005 – Right-handed
pitcher Christopher Scottie Booker of Monroeville, Ala. made his Major League
Baseball debut for the Cincinnati Reds.
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