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Oct. 24, 1590 – John White, the governor of the second
Roanoke Colony, returned to England after an unsuccessful search for the
"lost" colonists.
Oct. 24, 1632 – Amateur scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek,
who perfected the microscope and was the first person to observe bacteria, was
born in Delft, the Netherlands.
Oct. 24, 1775 - Virginia’s last royal governor, Lord John
Murray Dunmore, ordered a British naval fleet of six ships to sail up the James
River and into Hampton Creek to attack Patriot troops and destroy the town of
Norfolk, Virginia. British Captain Matthew Squire led the six ships into
Hampton Creek and began bombarding the town with artillery and cannon fire,
while a second contingent of British troops sailed ashore to begin engaging the
Patriots. The British found themselves underfire by expert American marksmen
and were forced to retreat, which resulted in two British ships running aground
while the Patriots didn’t suffer a single fatality.
Oct. 24, 1788 – Writer Sarah Josepha Hale was born in
Newport, N.H. She is best known for writing the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a
Little Lamb” and for convincing Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a
national holiday.
Oct. 24, 1851 - William Lassell discovered Ariel and
Umbriel, two satellites of Uranus.
Oct. 24, 1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph line
across the U.S. was completed, spelling the end of the 18-month-old Pony
Express. The first message was sent when Justice Stephen J. Field of California
transmitted a telegram to U.S. President Lincoln.
Oct. 24, 1861 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought at Camp Joe Underwood, Kentucky.
Oct. 24, 1861 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought at Springfield, Missouri.
Oct. 24, 1862 - Union General Don Carlos Buell was replaced
by William Rosecrans. Buell was replaced because of his ineffective pursuit of
the Confederates after the Battle of Perryville, Ky. on Oct. 8. Rosecrans had
distinguished himself in western Virginia in 1861 and provided effective
leadership at the battle of Corinth, Mississippi, just prior to Perryville.
Oct. 24, 1863 – During the Civil War, the first day of two
days of skirmishing occurred at Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Oct. 24, 1865 - Henry Wirz was found guilty of conspiracy to
injure the health and lives of Union soldiers and murder. On Nov. 10, he became
one of the few people executed for crimes committed during the war.
Oct. 24, 1868 – Belgian-French explorer and author Alexandra
David-Néel was born in Saint-Mandé, French Empire.
She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet when it was forbidden to
foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy,
and her travels, and her teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and
Allen Ginsberg, the populariser of Eastern philosophy Alan Watts, and the esotericist Benjamin Creme.
Oct. 24, 1897 – The first comic strip appeared in a
newspaper. The strip, created by Richard Outcault, was published under
different names but usually known by the name of its main character, the Yellow
Kid. The Yellow Kid started appearing in single-panel cartoons in 1896, but on
this day, it was first published as a multi-paneled comic strip, titled
"The Yellow Kid Takes a Hand at Golf," with six panels showed the
Yellow Kid's mixed success at attempting to hit a golf ball.
Oct. 24, 1901 - Annie Edson Taylor celebrated her 63rd
birthday by becoming the first person to survive a barrel ride over Niagara
Falls.
Oct. 24, 1904 – Playwright Moss Hart was born in New York
City.
Oct. 24, 1912 – Aviator Louis Mitchell, who was attempting a
“daring descent” at the state fairgrounds in Montgomery, Ala. lost control of
his plane, fell 200 feet and was “crushed beneath the wreckage” of his plane.
He died with three minutes of the fall.
Oct. 24, 1914 – On this Saturday night, W.P. Murphy, a
75-year-old Confederate veteran, passed away in Evergreen, Ala. at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Dr. G.G. Newton, and his remains were taken to Camden for
burial. He had been bedridden for about six years prior to his death. For many
years, Murphy was one of the most prominent merchants and planters in Wilcox
County.
Oct. 24, 1914 – The No. 5 Passenger Train collided with a
mule-drawn wagon at the Rural Street crossing, opposite the Taliaferro,
McCreary & Ivey Store in Evergreen, Ala. “badly wrecking” the wagon. The
wagon’s driver and mules escaped without serious injury. The wagon was owned by
Cary Ellis.
Oct. 24, 1915 - Comic book artist and Batman creator Bob
Kane was born in New York, N.Y.
Oct. 24, 1915 – Nearly 300 people witnessed the unveiling of
a Woodmen of the World monument in honor of James H. Andrews, who was killed in
September 1914. The event featured a speech by Dr. William A. Lovett of Tunnel
Springs, who was a Past Consul Commander of Magic City Camp No. 4, Birmingham,
perhaps the largest camp in the state, having more than 1,000 members, and was
also a Past Head Manager of the Head Camp of Alabama. This was the first
unveiling ceremony ever held by the local camp.
Oct. 24, 1918 – During World War I, Army Pvt. Ransom Bird of
Owassa, Ala. and Army Pvt. Jon Adams of Brewton, Ala. both “died from disease.”
Oct. 24, 1918 – The Monroe Journal reported that Dr. Claude
Dean, who had passed through Monroeville, Ala. only a few days before, had died
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. He had, for the past four years, been one of the
leading physicians in Bogaloosa, La., where he lived prior to his enlistment in
the U.S. military. He was a brother of Mr. G.C. Dean of Monroeville.
Oct. 24, 1923 – The Evergreen Courant reported that its
plans to publish a special edition had been postponed because Mr. Christie, The
Courant’s “field man,” had been placed in a Montgomery, Ala. jail on a “serious
charge.” On Oct. 17, 1923, Christie was “driving a car through a restricted
zone in (Montgomery when) he ran over a young lady, inflicting injuries that
resulted in her death a short time later.” Christie had apparently sold all the
ads for the special edition and was in possession of all the ad information,
which prevented The Courant from putting out the special edition.
Oct. 24, 1923 – Poet Denise Levertov was born in Ilford,
England.
Oct. 24, 1926 – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A.
Tittle was born in Marshall, Texas.
Oct. 24, 1926 – Harry Houdini gave his last performance at
the Garrick Theater in Detroit.
Oct. 24, 1931 – The George Washington Bridge opened to
public traffic, between New York and New Jersey.
Oct. 24, 1933 – Lee Boyd and Lee Perkins were tried and
convicted of the murder of a man at Fountain several months before during
Monroe County (Ala.) Circuit Court on this Tuesday with Judge E.S. Thigpen
presiding. “The killing took place before dawn following a gambling party in
which a group of men had participated. The murdered man had won most of the
money which probably cost him his life. After he had been killed, the body was
placed on the railroad track in a crude attempt to make death appear
accidental.”
Oct. 24, 1938 – The Fair Labor Standards Act went into
effect, establishing the 40-hour work week and a minimum wage.
Oct. 24, 1943 - The Green Bay Packers intercepted nine
passes in a 27-6 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Oct. 24, 1944 – During the Battle of
Leyte Gulf, Alabama native David McCampbell and six other pilots took on a
flight of approximately 60 Japanese aircraft threatening U.S. ships. McCampbell
alone shot down nine planes in that action (a U.S. Navy record) and drove many
more enemy planes away from U.S. forces.
Oct. 24, 1948 – William Wayne Seay was born in Brewton, Ala.
He would later join the Army and would receive the Medal of Honor for his
actions on Aug. 25, 1968 near Ap Nhi, Vietnam.
Oct. 24, 1948 - The Chicago Cardinals scored 35 points in
the third quarter on the way to a 49-27 victory over the Boston Yanks.
Oct. 24, 1955 - Los Angeles reached its 18th straight day of
smog.
Oct. 24, 1963 – The Monroe Journal reported that Frisco City
High School quarterback Joe Kelly had been named the “Back of the Week” by The
Birmingham Post-Herald after he ran for two touchdowns and passed for two extra
points in a 21-12 win over Jackson High School.
Oct. 24, 1963 – The Monroe Journal reported that Dr. J.V.
Almon had opened a new dentistry office at 410 North Mt. Pleasant St. in
Monroeville, Ala. in the building formerly occupied by Johnson Funeral Home.
Oct. 24, 1965 - Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vikings
threw for 407 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-41 victory over the San
Francisco 49ers.
Oct. 24, 1968 – The Evergreen Courant reported that George
Bozeman, 20, of Evergreen, Ala. had been placed in the Conecuh County Jail on
charges of murder, steming from the bludgeoning death of 42-year-old Albert
Stallworth. At Stallworth’s home on Oct. 12, 1968, Bozeman allegedly hit
Stallworth in the head with a piece of flat iron, and Stallworth died from his
wounds on Oct. 16 in a Montgomery hospital.
Oct. 24, 1970 – Army Staff Sgt. Carter Parker Jr. of
Monroeville, Ala. was killed in action in Vietnam.
Oct. 24, 1971 - Texas Stadium officially opened in Irving,
Texas.
Oct. 24, 1972 – National Baseball
Hall of Fame second baseman Jackie Robinson passed away at the age of 53 in
Stamford, Conn. During his career, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs and
the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962.
Oct. 24, 1976 - Chuck Foreman of the Minnesota Vikings
rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-12 victory over the
Philadelphia Eagles.
Oct. 24, 1978 – The State Highway Department installed a
red, flashing stop light and two additional stop signs at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 84 and State Highway 136 in Ollie, Ala. There had been numerous
accidents at the intersection, according to Monroeville Police Chief Charles Colbert.
Oct. 24, 1978 – The Monroe County (Ala.) Commission filled
two of three vacant seats on the Monroe County Hospital board of directors. The
commission selected Dr. Jack Whetstone of Monroeville and George Burns of
Frisco City to fill the unexpired terms of Dr. R.A. Smith and Charles Ikner,
respectively. The third seat was vacated by Harvel Hines in June 1977, and
County Commissioner Jerry Steele was responsible for filling the seat,
according to Probate Judge Otha Lee Biggs.
Oct. 24, 1984 – On the fictional “X-Files,” Fox Mulder
joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation on this day after graduating with
honors from the Quantico FBI Training Academy earlier in 1984.
Oct.
24, 1991 - Alabama author and Poet Laureate Morton D. Prouty died in Florence,
Ala.
Oct. 24, 1992 - The Toronto Blue Jays became the first
non-U.S. team to win the World Series.
Oct. 24, 1995 - In Cleveland, Ohio, Chrissie Hynde of the
Pretenders sang the national anthem in Game 3 of the World Series.
Oct. 24, 1996 - The Atlanta Braves played their last game at
Fulton County Stadium. They lost to the New York Yankees, 1-0, in Game 5 of the
World Series. The next season the Braves began playing at Olympic Stadium.
Oct. 24, 1997 - Cass Ralls, the daughter of Eddie Ralls and
Sandra O. Ralls, was crowned Miss Homecoming 1997 during Sparta Academy’s
Homecoming activities on this Friday night.
Oct. 24, 1997 - Weather reporter Harry Ellis reported 1.11
inches of rain on this day in Evergreen, Ala. He reported a total of 3.46
inches between Oct. 21 and Oct. 26.
Oct. 24, 1998 - Ricky Williams of the University of Texas
became the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history. At the end of the game,
he had a total of 428 points.
Oct. 24, 2002 – Police arrested spree killers John Allen
Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area
around Washington, D.C.
Oct. 24, 2005 – Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corner of the Earth
video game was first released.
Oct. 24, 2011 – The Bowling Family Cemetery in Washington
County, Ala. and the Thomas Bradford Jr. Gravesite in Clarke County, Ala. were
added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register.
Oct. 24, 2012 – Filming for the horror movie, “Oculus,” began in Mobile and Baldwin counties, and was completed a few weeks later.
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