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| Thomas Love Peacock |
Oct. 18, 1009 – The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a
Christian church in Jerusalem, was completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacked the Church's foundations down to bedrock.
Oct. 18, 1540 - The largest Indian battle in North America
occurred at the village of Mabila (or Mauvila) between Hernando de Soto’s
Spaniards and Chief Tuscaloosa’s warriors. Accounts vary, but most agree that
the Indian village and most of its more than 2,000 inhabitants were destroyed,
including Chief Tuscaloosa. The exact location of this battle has eluded
researchers for centuries.
Oct. 18, 1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon when
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon completed their survey of the boundary between
the colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland as well as areas that would
eventually become the states of Delaware and West Virginia. The Penn and
Calvert families had hired Mason and Dixon, English surveyors, to settle their
dispute over the boundary between their two proprietary colonies, Pennsylvania
and Maryland.
Oct. 18, 1775 – During the American Revolutionary War, the
Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) took place.
Oct. 18, 1779 – During the American Revolutionary War, the
Franco-American Siege of Savannah was lifted.
Oct. 18, 1785 – English author and poet Thomas Love Peacock
was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe
Shelley and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels,
each with the same basic setting — characters at a table discussing and
criticising the philosophical opinions of the day.
Ocr. 18, 1818 – Capt. Evan Austill, who settled in the
vicinity of Fort Madison (in present day Clarke County, Ala.) in 1812, passed away
at the age of 49 “from exposure in Florida in the Indian strife.”
Oct. 18–19, 1824 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette arrived by steamer in Petersburg, Va. for a visit to
Yorktown for festivities marking the 43rd anniversary of the battle.
Oct. 18, 1839 - Cyrus Reed Teed, an eclectic physician and
alchemist turned religious leader, was born in Delaware County, N.Y. In 1869,
after an "illumination," he took on the name Koresh, and proposed a
new set of scientific principles including a Hollow Earth theory.
Oct. 18, 1842 - Samuel Finley Breese Morse laid his first
telegraph cable.
Oct. 18, 1851 – Herman Melville's “Moby-Dick” was first
published as “The Whale” by Richard Bentley of London.
Oct. 18, 1854 – Explorer Salomon
Andree was born in Gränna, Småland. Andree is
best remembered for being a polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to
reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was
unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of
its participants.
Oct. 18, 1863 - Union General Daniel Sickles returned to
visit his old command, the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He was
recovering from the loss of his leg at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. in July 1863,
and the visit turned sour when the army's commander, General George Meade,
informed Sickles that he would not be allowed to resume command until he
completely recovered from his injury.
Oct. 18, 1864 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred
near Huntsville, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1867 - The United States took formal possession of
Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7.2 million dollars,
that is two cents per acre.
Oct. 18, 1873 - The first rules for intercollegiate football
were drawn up by representatives from Rutgers, Yale, Columbia and Princeton
Universities.
Oct. 18, 1889 – The Monroe Journal reported that there were
four steam, one water and six horse and mule ginneries within a five-mile
radius of Monroeville, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1898 – The United States took possession of Puerto
Rico from Spain.
Oct. 18, 1904 – Journalist
Abbott Joseph “A.J.” Liebling was born in New York City. His 1956 boxing book,
“The Sweet Science,” is generally considered to be one of the finest sports
books ever written.
Oct. 18, 1916 - A strong earthquake occurred around 4
p.m. in an unnamed fault east of Birmingham, Ala., with the epicenter near
Easonville in St. Clair County. The earthquake caused buildings to sway in
downtown Birmingham and tied up all phone lines in the city with 25,000 calls
recorded at the main exchange in the hour following the quake. Two additional
weaker tremors were reported that evening.
Oct. 18, 1918 – During World War I, Army PFC Joseph M.
Wright of Georgiana, Ala. and Army Pvt. Milton McLeod of Grove Hill, Ala. “died
from disease.”
Oct. 18, 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later
Corporation) was founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of
radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
Oct. 18, 1923 – The Conecuh County Game and Fish Protective
Association was formed during an “enthusiastic meeting of sportsmen” at the
Conecuh County Courthouse on this Friday afternoon in Evergreen, Ala. and
originally consisted of 45 members. The following officers were elected during
the meeting: R.F. Croom, President; A. Cunningham, J.R. Brooks, Ebin Hines,
vice presidents; H.C. Fountain, secretary and treasurer; Board of Directors:
R.F. Croom, A. Cunningham, J.R. Brooks, Ebin Hines, F.F. Feagin, R.G. Kendall,
C.R. Taliaferro. The Hon. I.T. Quinn, state commissioner of conservation, was
“present by invitation and made an excellent talk on the subject of protection
and conservation of game and fish.”
Oct. 18, 1924 – At 10 a.m., a general meeting of all
strawberry growers in the Castleberry area was held in Castleberry, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1924 - Red Grange of Illinois scored four
touchdowns in the first 12 minutes of a game against Michigan. He scored a
fifth touchdown, intercepted a pass and threw a touchdown-pass in the second
half.
Oct. 18, 1928 – Sportscaster Keith Jackson was born in
Roopville, Ga.
Oct. 18, 1929 – Excel and Monroe County High School played
in Monroeville, Ala., but the result of that game is unknown.
Oct. 18, 1933 – Pro Football Hall of Fame player and coach
Forrest Gregg was born in Birthright, Texas. He would go on to play for the
Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys before serving as the head coach of
the Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts, Cinncinnati Bengals, Packers, SMU Mustangs
and Shreveport Pirates.
Oct. 18, 1935 - Peter Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996
for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama “The X-Files,” was born
in Norristown, Pa.
Oct. 18, 1935 – Excel defeated Monroe County, 14-7, in
Monroeville, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1939 – Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka was
born in Carnegie, Pa. He would go on to play for the Chicago Bears, the
Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He would later serve as the head
coach of the Bears and New Orleans Saints.
Oct. 18, 1939 – Lee Harvey Oswald, who allegedly
assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963, was born in New Orleans, La.
Oct. 18, 1942 – Major League Baseball left fielder and
designated hitter Willie Horton was born in Arno, Va. He would go on to play for
the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics,
Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.
Oct. 18, 1942 – Judge John McDuffie of Mobile was scheduled
to speak at the Monroe County Courthouse at 2 p.m. “in the interest of the War Chest
Drive,” when was to begin in Monroe County, Ala. on Oct. 20.
Oct. 18, 1950 – Dorothy Forstein mysteriously disappeared
from her Philadelphia home, and her disappearance remains one of the most
unusual, unexplained crimes in American history.
Oct. 18, 1950 - Connie Mack announced that he was going to
retire after 50 seasons as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics.
Oct. 18, 1952 – Major Leauge Baseball third baseman and
manager Jerry Royster was born in Sacramento, Calif. He would go on to play for
the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres, the Chicago
White Sox and the New York Yankees.
Oct. 18, 1954 – Texas Instruments announced the first
transistor radio to be put on the market. Texas Instruments produced the
transistors, and they partnered with the Regency Division of Industrial
Development Engineering Associates, who manufactured the actual radios. Their
new radio, the Regency TR-1, turned on immediately, weighed half a pound, could
fit in your pocket and cost $49.95.
Oct. 18, 1956 – National Football League commissioner Bert
Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks.
Oct. 18, 1957 – Under head coach W.C. Majors, Excel improved
to 1-2-2 on the season by beating Beatrice, 35-0, in Excel, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1962 – Under head coach Gerald R. Irby, Excel High
School picked up its first win of the season by beating Beatrice High School,
25-2, in Beatrice, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1967 - The American League granted permission for
the A's to move to Oakland. Also, new franchises were awarded to Kansas City
and Seattle.
Oct. 18, 1968 – Luverne High School beat Evergreen High
School, 7-0, on homecoming night in Luverne, Ala. Buck Quarles led Evergreen
with 50 yards rushing on nine carries, and Jimmy Bell followed with 13 yards on
nine carries. Other outstanding Evergreen players in that game included Jimmy
Hart, Hollis Tranum and Charlie Wild. Wendell Hart was Evergreen’s head coach.
Oct. 18, 1969 – Under head coach Carvel Rowell, Excel High
School improved to 7-0 on the season with a 40-0 win over J.U. Blacksher High
School at Uriah, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1975 – Under head coach Lee Holladay, Excel High
School improved to 8-0 on the season with a 16-8 win over J.U. Blacksher High
School at Uriah.
Oct. 18, 1977 - In the sixth game of the World Series
against the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson hit
three home runs in a row off of three consecutive pitches from three different
pitchers. Only the great Babe Ruth had ever hit three homers in a single World
Series game (and he did it twice, once in 1926 and once in 1928) —but he didn’t
do it on consecutive pitches or even consecutive at-bats. Jackson’s amazing
home-run streak helped the Yankees win the game and the series, the team’s
first since 1962.
Oct. 18, 1977 - Bill McKenzie, president of Evergreen
Hospital, Inc., completed the purchase of the Conecuh County Hospital from the
Conecuh County Hospital Association and hoped to have the hospital open by Oct.
20. “Facing seemingly insurmountable financial problems,” the Conecuh County
Hospital Association voted to close the hospital in May 1977. Shortly after
that, the association began negotiations with McKenzie for the sale of the
hospital.
Oct. 18, 1980 – Under head coach Lee Holladay, Excel High
School improved to 5-3 on the season with a 21-20 win over J.U. Blacksher High
School in Excel, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1980 – Robert Gaston Bozeman Sr., who passed away
in Octobert 1974, was inducted into Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor.
Oct. 18, 1984 – The Evergreen Courant reported that William
S. Stallworth of Evergreen, Ala. had been officially accepted into West Point
Military Academy.
Oct. 18, 1985 - A television version of Alabama author
Robert R. McCammon's book “Nightcrawlers”
was broadcast as part of the “Twilight
Zone” series.
Oct. 18, 1985 – Under head coach Roland Pettie, Georgiana
High School improved to 4-3 on the season with a 35-0 win over Excel High
School in Georgiana, Ala. Excel dropped to 1-7.
Oct. 18, 1990 - Iraq made an offer to the world that it
would sell oil for $21 a barrel. The price level was the same as it had been
before the invasion of Kuwait.
Oct. 18-20, 1991 – The first South East Regional Fly-In
(SERFI) was held at Middleton Field in Evergreen, Ala.
Oct. 18, 1996 – Under head coach Al Bowen, Excel High School
improved to 6-1 on the season with a 41-14 win at McIntosh High School.
Oct. 18, 1997 - Hanson sang the national anthem at the
opening game of the World Series.
Oct. 18, 1997 – Under head coach Al Bowel, Excel High School
improved to 7-0 on the season with a 34-6 win over McIntosh High School in
Excel, Ala.
Oct. 18, 2013 – Under head coach Richard Anderson, Excel
High School improved to 3-5 on the season with a 33-16 win over Southside-Selma
High School in Selma, Ala.
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