Sept. 5, 1666
– The Great Fire of London ended. Ten thousand buildings including St Paul's
Cathedral were destroyed, but only six people are known to have died.
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.
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, 1793 – The French National Convention began the
Reign of Terror, which lasted until July 1794; by the time it ended, as many as
300,000 people had been arrested. Of these, 17,000 were executed, and 10,000
more died in prison.
Sept. 5, 1812
– During the War of 1812, the Siege of Fort Wayne began when Chief Winamac's
forces attacked two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses.
Sept. 5, 1818 – Australian explorer and surveyor Edmund
Kennedy was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Sept. 5, 1824 – During his tour of the United States, the
Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New York, N.Y.
Sept. 5, 1836
– Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Sept. 5, 1861 – During the Civil
War, a skirmish was fought at Papinsville, Mo.
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, 1862 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought near Madison, Ky.; at Point of Rocks, Md.; outside
Olive Branch, Miss.; at Neosho, Mo.; and at Burnt Bridge, Tenn.
Sept. 5, 1862 – During the Civil
War, a two-day operation began between Holly Springs and Olive Branch, Miss..;
and a five-day Federal operation began between Fort Donelson and Clarkville in
Tennessee.
Sept. 5, 1862 – During the Civil
War, U.S. Gen John Pope, late commander of the Army of Virginia, had retreated
from the Shenandoah Valley all the way to Washington, and then asked General in
Chief Halleck as to the status of his command. Halleck answered on this day:
Pope’s army, being in the vicinity anyway, was being merged into the Army of
the Potomac. Pope was out of a job. He was not amused by this development and
spent many years complaining about the matter. He did get a new assignment,
though: he was sent to the Department of the Northwest, which included
Minnesota, which had been undergoing an uprising of the Sioux. Neither Pope nor
the people he was supposed to protect were thrilled with this development.
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, 1863 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought near Maysville, Ark.; near White Stone Hill in the Dakota
Territory; at Alpine, Ga.; and at Tazewell, Tenn.
Sept. 5, 1864 – During the Civil
War, a skirmish was fought near Stephenson’s Depot, Va.
Sept. 5, 1864 – During the Civil
War, in Petersburg, Va., Confederate General Robert E. Lee was becoming
increasingly anxious for the return of the forces of General Early from
northern Virginia, where he had been sent in an attempt to relieve the pressure
on Richmond by threatening Washington. Since the mission, although causing
panic in the North, had failed in its objective, Lee had ordered Early to
rejoin him as soon as practicable. Early, reluctant to admit that the venture
had been pointless, had sent only one corps to Lee, that of R.H. Anderson. He
had promptly run into the cavalry of Phil Sheridan. A battle developed in the
vicinity of Opequon Creek. Both sides wanted nothing more than to get past the
other, but neither could find a hole in the enemy’s lines to accomplish this.
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, 1895 – The Monroe Journal reported that Dr. S.W.
Yarbrough was “making extensive improvements on the City Hotel that will add
greatly to the comfort and convenience of guests.”
Sept. 5, 1896 - The Monroe County Board of Education held a
meeting on this Saturday. Prof. J.N. Powers was appointed a member of the board
to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from the county of Prof. Ivey.
Sept. 5, 1898 - The Southwest Agricultural School in
Evergreen opened for the 1898-99 school with J.A. Liner, M.A. as principal.
J.A. McCreary was Secretary of the Board of Control.
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, 1901 – Evergreen newspapers reported that
“fishermen have been much perturbed by the scarcity of bait. Catawba worms, the
favorite bait, have been all the season very scarce, and now, there are none to
be found although the trees have luxuriant foliage. This is unprecedented. Usually
at this season, the trees are full of worms. Even the grasshoppers have failed
to appear.”
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, 1914 – During World War I, the First Battle of the
Marne began. Northeast of Paris, the French attacked and defeated German forces
who were advancing on the capital.
Sept. 5, 1916 - Howard C. Smith, U.S. soil surveyor, visited
The Monroe Journal while in Monroeville on this Tuesday. He reported the survey
progressing satisfactorily. He planned to move his headquarters temporarily to
Roy soon thereafter.
Sept. 5, 1916 – Novelist Frank Yerby was born in Augusta,
Ga.
Sept. 5, 1918 - Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox threw a
six-hitter in the opening game of the World Series.
Sept. 5, 1919
– German SS officer Elisabeth Volkenrath was born in Swierzawa, Silesia.
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, 1925 – Editor and biographer Justin Kaplan was born
in Manhattan, New York City.
Sept. 5, 1931 – The Second Annual International Terrapin
Race, sponsored by the Evergreen Lions Club, was held at 3 p.m. at Gantt’s
Field 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, 1932 - The Evergreen City School was scheduled to
open for the 1932-33 session on this Monday with the same faculty that served
in 1931.
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, 1941
– The whole territory of Estonia was occupied by Nazi Germany.
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 was 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, 1961 - Ralph Crysell was elected president of the
newly organized Evergreen Civitan Club on this Tuesday night. Other officers
were Wayne Hutcheson, vice president; Murray Johnson, secretary and treasurer;
Tulley Coleman, chaplain; and Samuel Gaines, sergeant at arms. The directors
were D.E. Bowers, W.C. Boswell, Eugene Darby, James Fendley and Earl Windham.
Charter night was set for Sat., Sept. 30, at 8 p.m.
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, 1968 – The Evergreen Courant reported that
Evergreen’s new City Hall was shaping up into the handsome building it was
expected to be. Construction had proceeded rapidly thanks to good working
weather. The building was expected to probably be ready for occupancy in
November. In addition to housing offices for the city’s operation, the building
was to also provide a home for offices of Conecuh-Monroe Counties Gas District.
Sept. 5, 1969
– In connection with the “My Lai Massacre,” U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley
was charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109
Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
Sept. 5, 1970
– During the Vietnam War, Operation Jefferson Glenn began as the United States
101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division
initiated a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
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, 1975 - Dressed in a red robe, Squeaky Fromme, a
Charles Manson follower, was arrested for pointing a Colt semi-automatic pistol
at President Ford. She was released from prison in 2009.
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, 1978 – Peace accord discussions began with U.S.
President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President
of Egypt Anwar Sadat at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland.
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, 1996 – Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear,
North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran
caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
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 made his Major League
Baseball debut for the Cincinnati Reds.
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