Nov. 27, 1582 – William Shakespeare, 18, married Anne
Hathaway, 26, of Shottery, a small hamlet a mile up the road from Shakespeare’s
hometown of Stratford.
Nov. 27, 1746 - Robert R. (or R.R.)
Livingston — later known as “the Chancellor”—became the first of nine children
eventually born to Judge Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman Livingston in
their family seat, Clermont, on the Hudson River in upstate New York. R.R.
Livingston represented the Provincial Congress of New York at the Continental
Congress in 1776 and helped to draft the Declaration of Independence, although
he returned to New York before he was able to sign the document. In 1777,
during the American Revolution, the British army burned down Clermont and
another of R.R.’s estates, Belvedere, in retribution for Livingston’s decision
to side with the Patriots.
Nov. 27, 1786 – Scottish poet
Robert Burns borrowed a pony from a friend and made his way from his home in
Ayrshire to the city of Edinburgh, just a few weeks after the publication of
his famous book, “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.”
Nov. 27, 1809 – Charles Tait began serving as a U.S. Senator
from Georgia after being elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of John Milledge. Tait was reelected in 1813 and served in the Senate until to
March 3, 1819. He would pass away in Claiborne, Ala. on Oct. 7, 1835.
Nov. 27, 1816 – The Town of Jackson, Ala. (originally called
Pine Level) was officially incorporated by the Mississippi Territorial
Legislature, a little over three years before Alabama even became a state in
December 1819.
Nov. 27, 1829 – School teacher Murdock McPherson of Sparta,
Ala., who was the first county clerk of Conecuh County, received the first
Masonic funeral in Conecuh County history.
Nov. 27, 1830 - St. Catherine Laboure experienced a vision
of the Virgin Mary standing on a globe and emanating rays of light from her
hands.
Nov. 27, 1861 – During the Civil
War, a skirmish was fough near Fairfax Courthouse, Va.
Nov. 27, 1861 – During the Civil
War, the Ship Island (Miss.) Expedition sailed from Hampton Roads, Va. with the
mission to establish a base of operations against New Orleans, La. and
vicinity.
Nov. 27, 1862 – During the Civil War, a 12-day Federal expedition from Helena, Ark. to the vicinity of Grenada, Miss. began. Confederates also captured the steamboat, New River, near New River Landing, La. Skirmishes were also fought at Carthage, Mo. and at Mill Creek, Tenn.
Nov. 27, 1863 – Confederate cavalry
leader John Hunt Morgan and his officers tunneled out of the newly opend Ohio
State Penitentiary in Columbus and escaped safely to the South. Morgan returned
to his cavalry activities in Tennessee after his escape. However, at
Greeneville, Tenn. in 1864, he was killed by Yankee cavalry.
Nov. 27, 1863 – During the Battle of Mine Run, Union forces
under General George Meade took up positions against troops led by Confederate
General Robert E. Lee.
Nov. 27, 1863 – During the Civil War, skirmishes were fought at Ringgold Gap, Taylor’s Ridge, Ga.; at La Fayette and Monticello, Ky.; and at Catlett’s Station, New Hope Church, Payne’s Farm, Wilderness Church and Locust Grove (or Robertson’s Tavern,) Va.
Nov. 27, 1864 - In Georgia, Union General Judson Kilpatrick
began pursuing Confederate General Joseph Wheeler between Waynesboro and
Millen. The engagment ended on Dec. 4. The battle allowed Union General
Tecumseh Sherman to march to Savannah, Ga. on his famous "March to the
Sea."
Nov. 27, 1864 – During the Civil War, a three-day Federal operation from Little Rock to Benton, Ark. began. Skirmishes were also fought at Sylvan Grove and Waynesborough, Ga. and at Piedmont, West Virginia.
Nov. 27, 1864 – During the Civil War, a 19-day Federal expedition from Baton Rouge, La. against the Mobile and Ohio Railroad began. On Dec. 10, the Federals would skirmish with Col. Robert McCulloch, who was leading the 2nd Mo. Cavalry and Willis’ Texas Cavalry, at McLeod Mills near present-day Vernal, Miss. The Federals managed to cross the Amite, Pearl, Black Rivers, as well as Red Creek passing through the towns of Greensburg, Franklinton and Fordsville, La. and Columbia and Augusta, Miss. They also crossed the Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers. The Federal forces ended up in East Pascagoula, by way of West Pascagoula (present day Gautier, Miss.) This operation was known as the Davidson Raid and involved 4,000 cavalry troops with five support companies. The support companies included the pioneer corps [combat engineers], pontooniers, two batteries of light artillery, and a band. The Federals destroyed Camp Moore, La. effectively ending its use as a Confederate training camp. Given the large numbers of sweet potatoes that were foraged by the Yankee troops the raid became known locally as the “Great Sweet Potato Raid.” The only Yankee officer killed in the raid was Lt. Albert Westinghouse, a brother to inventor George Westinghouse. The yankee raider never got close to the M & O Railroad and it remained open to Meridian for the rest of the war.
Nov. 27, 1864 – During the Civil War, the federal vessel, Greyhound, Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s headquarters ship, exploded on the James River in Virginia, possibly the work of Confederate saboteurs.
Nov. 27, 1885 – The Monroe Journal reported that “the
entertainment” given recently at the Monroeville Institute by the Perdue Hill
Dramatic Club for the benefit of the Confederate soldier’s monument “was one of
the happiest and most pleasant events of the season. The house was crowded with
an intelligent and appreciative audience, and the performance throughout
reflected credit upon the histrionic talent of the several members of the Club,
and more especially the ladies who understood and acted their parts almost
perfectly.”
Nov. 27, 1885 – The Monroe Journal reported that the Rev.
B.H. Crumpton had been re-elected as the pastor of the Evergreen Baptist Church
for the ensuing year.
Nov. 27, 1905 - The Jones Mill School (in present-day Frisco
City) started the school year on this Monday with 97 pupils present.
Nov. 27, 1907 – National Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman
Buck Leonard was born in Rocky Mount, N.C. He was inducted into the Hall of
Fame in 1972.
Nov. 27, 1909 – Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee was
born in Knoxville, Tenn. In 1936, Agee and photographer Walker Evans spent two
months living with sharecroppers in Alabama on assignment for Fortune, and Agee
turned it into a book, “Let Us Now Praise
Famous Men” (1941. He won the Pulitzer posthumously for his 1957
autobiographical novel, “A Death in the Family.”
Nov. 27, 1910 – Around 9 p.m., Will Stallworth was killed at
the “warehouse crossing” in Evergreen, Ala. by a passing train.
Nov. 27, 1910 – New York City’s Pennsylvania Station, better
known as “Penn Station,” opened.
Nov. 27, 1914 – In Monroe County, Ala. Circuit Court, Torrey
Puryear was convicted of the murder of her husband and given a life sentence.
Nov. 27, 1914 – Confederate veteran Williamson Henderson
passed away at the age of 83. He was born in Edgefield, S.C. on July 13, 1831
and moved to Monroe County, Ala. when he was 16 years old. He married Georgia
Ann Pridgeon at Claiborne, Ala. on Oct. 17, 1854. At the opening of the Civil
War, he enlisted in Co. G of the 7th Alabama Cavalry in Forrest’s command.
Nov. 27, 1915 - Thomas Chalmers McCorvey Jr., the second son
of Col. and Mrs. Thomas C. McCorvey, passed away at 7 p.m. at the home of his
parents on the University of Alabama campus, “death coming to relieve a long
struggle which had been made against odds, for the deceased had been an invalid
for three years.” Tom McCorvey, as he was known throughout the state, was born
on Oct. 28, 1886. He finished preparatory school and entered the University of
Alabama in the fall of 1904, leaving two years later to accept a position in
the City Bank and Trust Co. of Mobile in which he was the first assistant
cashier. When physical strength was no longer sufficient for the demands of
service, McCorvey was granted a leave of absence from the bank and in 1912 “he
went west hoping that the climate would invigorate him. But failing to recover
completely he returned to his native home where, surrounded by his loved ones,
he fought a valiant but losing battle.” His father, Col. T.C. McCorvey, was
“one of the oldest and best loved professors in the University and (was) one of
the best known educators in Alabama, while his mother, a member of the
distinguished Tutwiler family, has been a friend to the University boys for many
years.” (Monroe Journal)
Nov. 27, 1924 – In New York City, the first Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade was held.
Nov. 27, 1939 – During a meeting of the Monroeville, Ala.
Chamber of Commerce, four Mobile, Ala. Kiwanis Club field representatives (Hoyt
W. Lee, Ed Rincher, R.W. Golsby and Ed Shortess) proposed the organization of a
Kiwanis Club in Monroeville, Ala.
Nov. 27, 1941 – The Monroe Journal reported that Miss Alice
Lee of Birmingham and Edwin Lee of Auburn had spent the previous weekend with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Lee.
Nov. 27, 1941 – The Monroe Journal reported that Alabama had
ginned 146,391 more bales of cotton in 1941 than had been ginned to the same
date, Nov. 1, in 1940. According to federal and state ginning reports, 733,349
bales had been ginned in the state from the crop of 1941. Monroe County ginned
7,133 bales in 1941 as compared with 10,050 bales ginned in 1940.
Nov. 27, 1942
– During World War II, at Toulon, the French navy scuttled its ships and
submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
Nov. 27, 1942
– Football player and Olympic gold medal sprinter Henry Carr was born in
Montgomery, Ala. During his football career, he played safety for Arizona State
and the New York Giants.
Nov. 27, 1965
– During the Vietnam War, the Pentagon told U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
that if planned operations were to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam
had to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000.
Nov. 27, 1965 - The Viet Cong released two U.S. special forces soldiers captured two years earlier during a battle of Hiep Hoa, 40 miles southwest of Saigon. At a news conference in Phnom Penh three days later, the two Americans, Sgt. George Smith and Specialist 5th Class Claude McClure, declared that they opposed U.S. actions in Vietnam and would campaign for the withdrawal of American troops. Although Smith later denied making the statement, U.S. authorities announced that the two men would face trial for cooperating with the enemy.
Nov. 27, 1965 - In Washington, nearly 35,000 war protestors circled the White House for two hours before moving on to the Washington Monument. Dr. Benjamin Spock, Coretta Scott King, and activist Norman Thomas were among those who gave speeches.
Nov. 27, 1970 - A South Vietnamese task force, operating in southeastern Cambodia, came under North Vietnamese attack near the town of Krek. The South Vietnamese command reported repelling the assault and killing enemy soldiers. The South Vietnamese command also reported killing 33 Viet Cong in the Rung Sat special zone, 23 miles southeast of Saigon.
Nov. 27, 1971 – Pro Football Hall of Fame guard Larry Allen
was born in Los Angeles. He went on to play for Sonoma State, the Dallas
Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
2013.
Nov. 27, 1976 – Actor and screenwriter Jaleel White was born
in Culver City, Calif. He is best remembered for his role as Steve Urkel on the
sitcom “Family Matters.”
Nov. 27, 1977 - Four Monroe County, Ala. football players
were listed in The Birmingham News’ 1977 all-state football teams, which were
announced on this Sunday. Getting the highest honor was Keith Bender of Excel
High School, who was listed on the second team as an end on the Class AA-A
all-state team. Receiving honorable mention in this class was Kevin Barnes of
J.U. Blacksher, also at end. Under the Class AAA all-state team, two Monroe
County High School players received honorable mention. Anthony Wiggins was
listed at guard, and Tony McCants as back.
Nov. 27, 1980 - Dave Williams of the Chicago Bears became
the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime.
Nov. 27, 1983 - Violence broke out among Cabbage Patch doll
shoppers.
Nov. 27, 1984 - The Seaboard System Railroad ceased all
railroad service to Elba, Ala., including freight service.
Nov. 27, 1994 - Joe Montana of the Kansas City Chiefs became
the fifth quarterback to surpass 40,000 yards passing.
Nov. 27, 1997 – National Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman
Buck Leonard passed away at the age of 90 in Rocky Mount, N.C. He was inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 1972.
Nov. 27, 2003 - U.S. President Bush flew to Iraq and spent
time with U.S. soldiers stationed there.
Nov. 27, 2007 – Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle
Bill Willis died at the age of 86 in Columbus, Ohio. During his career, he
played for Ohio State and the Cleveland Browns. He was inducted into the Hall
of Fame in 1977.
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