July 26, 1775 - The U.S. postal system was established by
the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster
general.
July 26, 1788 – New York ratified the United States
Constitution and became the 11th state of the United States.
July 26, 1813 – Troopers on their way to the Battle of Burnt
Corn Creek crossed the Alabama River, the horses swimming beside the canoes.
They marched southeastward to the cow pens of David Tate. There they were again
reinforced by a company from Tensaw Lake and Little River, that was commanded
by an educated, courageous, energetic half-breed Creek, Dixie Bailey. The whole
force now numbered 180 men.
July 26, 1825 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette departed Chester, Pa. for the Brandywine Battlefield
ending the day in West Chester, Pa.
July 26, 1856 – Nobel Prize-winning playwright George
Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland.
July 26, 1861 – During the Civil War, George B. McClellan
assumed command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat
at the First Battle of Bull Run.
July 26, 1861 – During the Civil
War, a skirmish was fought at McCulla’s Store, Mo.. Fort Fillmore, near
Mesilla, in the New Mexico Territory, was also abandoned by Federal forces.
July 26, 1862 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought
at Spangler’s Mill, near Jonesborough, Ala.
July 26, 1862 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought at Mill Creek in the vicinity of Pollocksville in
North Carolina and at Tazewell, Tenn.
July 26, 1862 – During the Civil
War, a four-day Federal operation began in southwestern Missouri, and a
four-day Federal operation between Newport and Young’s Cross Road began in
North Carolina.
July 26, 1862 – During the Civil
War, Federal reconnaissance was conducted in the vicinity of Orange Courthouse,
Va.
July 26, 1863 – During the Civil War, Morgan's Raid ended at
Salineville, Ohio when Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of
his volunteers were captured by Union forces. Starting in July 1862, Morgan
made four major raids on Northern or Northern-held territory over the course of
a year. Although they were of limited strategic significance, the raids served
as a boost to Southern morale and captured much-needed supplies.
July 26, 1863 – During the Civil War, Sam Houston, who had
opposed Texas' secession from the Union, died of pneumonia at the age of 70 at
Steamboat House in Huntsville, Texas.
July 26, 1863 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought with Sioux Indians at Dead Buffalo Lake in the
Dakota Territory and at London, Ky.
July 26, 1863 – During the Civil
War, a five-day Federal expedition from Natchez, Miss. to Kingston, Liberty,
and Woodville in Mississippi began. A four-day Federal operation between
Plymouth and Foster‘s Mills also began in North Carolina.
July 26, 1864 – Confederate Major General Dabney H. Maury
was assigned command of the Confederate Department of Alabama, Mississippi and
East Louisiana, headquartered in Mobile, Ala.
July 26, 1864 – During the Civil
War, a three-day Federal operation began between Searcy and West Point in
Arkansas. A Federal cavalry operation from Atlanta to Macon, Georgia began. A
five-day Federal operation in Johnson County, Mo. began.
July 26, 1864 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought at Shelbina, Mo.; at Wallace’s Ferry, in the
vicinity of Big Creek, Ark.; at Decatur, Ga.; at Haddix’ Ferry, Ky.; at Muddy
Branch and Falling Waters in Maryland; and at White’s Station, Tenn.
July 26, 1864 – During the Civil
War, Federal operations were conducted in the vicinity of Rapidan Station, Va.
July 26, 1865 – During the Civil
War, six Federal whalers were captured in the Bering Sea by the CCS Shenandoah.
July 26, 1879 – Monroe County Judge Sowell held a hearing in
regard to Charles Roberts, who’d been rearrested on a second murder warrant in
connection with the murder of D.W. Rankin on July 21. Col. Hibbard represented
Roberts and argued that Roberts should be released because his case had already
been “judicially investigated by a competent magistrate,” Justice of the Peace
J.L. Marshall. Sowell disagreed and had Roberts put in jail. D.L. Neville
represented the government at the hearing.
July 26, 1886 – The steamer “Jewel” gave an excursion from
Montgomery to Point Clear on this day, according to The Monroe Journal.
July 26, 1894 – English author Aldous Huxley was born in
Godalming, Surrey.
July 26, 1896 - Prof. J.N. Powers and family returned home
to Monroeville, Ala. on this Sunday “from a pleasant visit to relatives and
friends” in Choctaw County.
July 26, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported, in news from
the Pine Apple community, that Miss Etta Norred of Pineapple was teaching
school at the Owens school house.
July 26, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported in news from
Repton, that Mr. Stephens was moving to Selma and that Mr. Davis had moved into
Mr. Stephens’ home and was the railroad foreman in Repton, Ala.
July 26, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported, in news from
the Nero community, that the picnic at Hunter Old Mill was “as nice a one as
anybody ever witnessed.”
July 26, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported, in news from
the Peterman community, that Mr. Kennedy, the hardwood mill man, had moved his
family back to Kentucky, their old home. Kennedy was still at Peterman running
his mill.
July 26, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported, in news from
the Chestnut community, that for the past two weeks, they had had lots of rain.
“The water got high enough for a man to swim in Mr. B.C. Dawson’s corn field.
Crops are nearly ruined but grass is looking fine.”
July 26, 1910 – E.J. McCreary returned home to Conecuh
County, Ala. from a fishing trip near St. Andrews Bay and brought home a king
fish about four feet long.
July 26, 1910 – News reached Evergreen, Ala. on this day
that prominent Conecuh County citizen and former Confederate officer Pinckney
D. Bowles had passed away at the age of 75 at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Cobb, in Tampa, Fla., where he’d been several weeks prior to his death. The
news came in a telegram to J.S. Stearns, who was Bowles’s nephew.
July 26, 1911 – Teams from Evergreen and Montgomery played
each other in baseball in Evergreen, Ala.
July 26, 1914 – The L&N Railroad began running a new
train between Georgiana and Flomaton, where it connected with regular trains
running to Mobile and Pensacola. The new train left Georgiana at 6 a.m. with
the trains departing from Mobile and Pensacola at 4 p.m. This allowed patrons
to transact business in Mobile and Pensacola or at any point along the line and
return home the same day.
July 26, 1914 - Erskine Hawkins, famed jazz musician, was
born in Birmingham, Ala. His band, the “Bama State Collegians,” became the
Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in the late 1930s after gaining a following in New
York and winning a recording contract with RCA Victor. The band's biggest hit
was the immensely popular "Tuxedo Junction" (1940).
July 26, 1916 - During the epic
Battle of the Somme, Australian troops taking part in their first offensive
action on the Western Front battled the Germans at Pozieres, near the Somme
River in France.
July 26, 1918 – During World War I,
Army Cpl. James E. Hendrix, 23, of Roy (present-day Frisco City) was killed in
action while serving with the 167th Infantry’s Machine Gun Co. at
Chateau Thierry, France. Hendrix was buried in the American Cemetery at
Seringes-et-Nesle, Aisne, France, Grave 103, Section J, Plot 2 and was later
reburied at the Mexia Cemetery in Monroe County. He was born on Sept. 8, 1894.
July 26, 1918 – During World War I,
Army Pvt. Horace Rigsby of Georgiana was killed in action and was buried in the
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, Fere-en-Tardenois, Departement de
l'Aisne, in Picardie, France.
July 26, 1918 – During World War I,
Army PFC William T. Cheatham of Greenville was killed in action while serving
with the 167th Infantry, 42nd Division. He was buried in
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
July 26, 1918 – During World War I,
Army Pvt. James Boggan of Atmore “died from wounds” while serving with the 327th
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division. He was buried in the Saint Mihiel
American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt-Regnieville, Departement de
Meurthe-et-Moselle in Lorraine, France.
July 26, 1920 – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bob
Waterfield was born in Elmira, N.Y. He went on to play for UCLA and the
Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams, and he also coached the L.A. Rams for three seasons.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1965.
July 26, 1921 – Humorist Jean Shepherd was born in Chicago,
Ill. The 1983 movie, “A Christmas Story,” is based on his 1967 book, “In God We
Trust: All Others Pay Cash.”
July 26, 1922 – National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Hoyt
Wilhelm was born in Huntersville, N.C. He would go on to play for the New York
Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians, the Baltimore Orioles,
the Chicago White Sox, the California Angles, the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago
Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1985.
July 26, 1928 – Movie director Stanley Kubrick was born in
New York City.
July 26, 1928 - Gene Tunney beat Tom Heeney by a technical
knockout in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight
title.
July 26, 1931 - Farmers in the American Midwest saw their
crops destroyed by a massive swarm of grasshoppers. The insect collective was
so big that it allegedly blocked out the sun and devoured entire fields of
crops.
July 26, 1932 - The store building and entire stock of goods
belonging to Mr. W.H. Tucker at McGill were destroyed by fire early on this
Tuesday morning. Soon after the fire was discovered, it was thought that the
store might have been robbed and burned, but further investigation failed to
furnish any clues.
July 26, 1934 – Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver
Tommy McDonald was born in Roy, New Mexico. He went on to play for Oklahoma,
the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Rams, the Atlanta
Falcons and the Cleveland Browns. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in
1998.
July 26, 1938 – The Evergreen Greenies beat the Panama City
Pelicans, 5-1, on this Tuesday afternoon behind the pitching of Lee Anthony.
Anthony, “the tall Kansan,” allowed just three hits, struck out six and drove
in three runs wit a double. Joe Cudillo led Everrgreen at the plate with two
hits.
July 26, 1939 – Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle
Bob Lilly was born in Olney, Texas. He went on to play for TCU and the Dallas
Cowboys. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980.
July 26, 1940 – The Monroe County Masonic Conference was
held with the Frisco City Lodge, Frisco City, beginning on this Friday at 9
a.m. J.S. Southall, George U. Potter, and Mr. Brown of Mobile, district
lecturer of the 23rd district, were among the out-of-town visitors.
July 26, 1944
– During World War II, the Soviet Army entered Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine,
capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survived out of 160,000 living in
Lviv prior to occupation.
July 26, 1945 – The U.S. Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrived at Tinian with
parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
July 26, 1947 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the
National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central
Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air
Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States National Security Council.
July 26, 1947 - The Blacksher Store Co. at Uriah was
scheduled to observe its first anniversary under new management on this
Saturday, according to Frank Rush, vice president and manager. The store
planned to conduct a special sale on that day, and any person whose birthday
anniversary occurred on July 27 was to receive a silver dollar from the store
upon bringing proof of his birth date. Actually the store’s anniversary was
July 27 but since that date fell on a Sunday, the sale was set for Saturday.
The Blacksher Store, one of the largest in Monroe County, was begun almost 40
years before. The ownership at that time was composed of D.W. Blacksher,
president, and Rush.
July 26, 1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the
last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture,
"The Babe Ruth Story."
July 26, 1951 – During the Korean War, Army PFC Isaac Lee
Jr., 22, of Monroe County, Ala. was killed in action. Born on Nov. 18, 1928, he
was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
July 26, 1952 - Alabama Senator John Sparkman was named the
Democratic vice-presidential running mate with Adlai Stevenson. Sparkman was
first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama in 1936 and
served in that body until 1946 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he
served until 1979. The Democratic ticket lost the election to Dwight Eisenhower
and Richard Nixon.
July 26, 1953 – The Evergreen Greenies were scored to play
Baker, Fla. on this Sunday at 3 p.m. at Brooks Stadium in Evergreen, Ala.
July 26, 1959 - Alabama author Rick Bragg was born in
Piedmont, Ala.
July 26, 1962 – Lewis Ramsey, head baseball coach and
assistant football coach at Evergreen High School, resigned to accept head
coaching position at Brookwood High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
July 26, 1962 – The Monroe Journal reported that Winston
Sessions of Monroeville and Douglas Hitson of Andalusia were attending summer
school at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico. They were seniors at Livingston
State College and were majoring in Spanish. Winston was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Sessions of Monroeville.
July 26, 1962 – The Monroe Journal reported that five new
instructors for Monroe County schools were approved at a recent meeting of the
Board of Education. Miss Bobby Nell Northrop had been named to the elementary
school faculty in Frisco City. A graduate of J.U. Blacksher School at Uriah,
Northrop was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education at
Auburn University, where she also served as head majorette. Mrs. Marlene
Brantley Grissette of Excel was to replace Mrs. Wilbur Sessions of Monroeville
on the elementary school faculty at Excel. Gerald R. Irby, a native of Millry,
had been named as coach and teacher at Excel. He replaced Charles Walston in
the coaching position. Walston was to remain on the Excel faculty as a science
instructor. For the previous five years, Irby had been an assistant coach at
Satsuma High School in Mobile County. Benny G. Rhoades Jr., a Selma native, had
been appointed coach and teacher at J.U. Blacksher School. He had been an
assistant coach for four years in Shelby County and for one year in Geneva
County. Mrs. Betty Watkins Irby had been hired as an elementary school teacher
in Uriah.
July 26, 1968 - Spc. 4 Randle Varner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy A. Varner, was scheduled to leave on this day for Fort Lewis, Washington
and was to go on from there to Vietnam, according to The Evergreen Courant. He
had spent a 30-day leave in Conecuh County with his parents after being
assigned from Hunter AFB, Georgia to overseas duty.
July 26, 1968
– During the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu
was sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition
government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
July 26, 1972 - Although South
Vietnamese paratroopers hoisted their flag over Quang Tri Citadel, they proved
unable to hold the Citadel for long or to secure Quang Tri City.
July 26, 1974 - Local weather observer Earl Windham
reported 1.4 inches on this day in Evergreen, Ala.
July 26, 1977 – Troy David Jenkins was born in Phoenix, Az.
Jenkins grew up in Evergreen, graduated from Hillcrest in 1995, and was fatally
wounded in April 2003 while serving in Iraq.
July 26, 1977 - The body of Jerry Peacock, 18, of Evergreen
was pulled from the Alabama River by Monroe County Rescue Squad members at
11:30 a.m. on this Tuesday, Monroeville Police Chief Charles Colbert said.
Fifteen squad members dragged the river from five small boats for nearly 17
hours before recovering the body. Bobby Johnson, 18, Evergreen, was piloting a
small motor boat near the east bank of the river when the accident occurred at
about 2:30 p.m. Mon., July 25, Monroe County Chief Deputy Sheriff Larry Ikner
said. Ikner said although Peacock reportedly did not know how to swim, neither
man was wearing a life preserver.
July 26, 1979 – An organizational meeting for the varsity
football team at Lyeffion High School was scheduled to be held on this Thursday
night at 7 p.m.
July 26, 1990 – The Monroe Journal reported that
construction of a new firefighter training facility had begun in Monroeville
near the Monroe County Agricultural Center.
July 26, 1998 – According to The Regina Leader Post, Janet
Gamble spotted huge footprints while jogging near her home in northern
Saskatchewan. She alerted her husband, Dennis, and he and his brother
videotaped the tracks to establish a permanent record. The footprints were
14-inch by seven-inches and came from something with a six-foot stride.
July 26, 2000 - Oasis stormed off stage after being hit with
bottles, can and coins at a Swiss music festival.
July 26, 2001 – The Evergreen Courant reported that the
Evergreen Florist women’s softball team was the league champions that year with
an impressive 13-1 record. Members of the team included Kyantrae Lewis,
Shantavia Harrison, Louise Hines, Andrell Baxter, Selinda Thomas, Sha Matthews,
Sabrina Harrison, Tricia Walmack, Melinda Baxter, Nebertha Matthews, Sabrina
Baxter, Coach Tony Baxter, Stephanie Rudolph, Shaquella Spears and Manager Dot
Floyd.
July 26, 2004 - The Arizona Diamondbacks ended their
club-record losing streak of 14 games.
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