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| Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace |
March 29, 1638 – Swedish colonists established the first
European settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
March 29, 1776 - General George Washington appointed Major
General Israel Putnam commander of the troops in New York.
March 29, 1780
– Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
March 29, 1790 - John Tyler, the 10th President of the
United States, was born in Charles City County, Va.
March 29, 1806 – Construction was authorized of the Great
National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United
States federal highway.
March 29, 1847 – During the Mexican–American War, United
States forces led by General Winfield Scott took Veracruz after a siege.
March 29, 1848 - Niagara Falls stopped flowing for one day due
to an ice jam.
March 29, 1861 – During the Civil
War, Fort Mason, Texas was abandoned by Federal forces.
March 29, 1862 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought near Warrensburg, Mo. and on Edisto Island, S.C.
March 29, 1862 – During the Civil War,
Middleburg, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley, was the scene of a conflict between
Union and Confederate cavalry and infantry. In a somewhat unusual outcome, it
was a complete Union victory. The reason for this was the employment of a new
and horrible weapon of war: the coffee grinder. This was the nickname of a new
device, given because of the large handle which had to be turned to fire it.
Much work was needed before it became reliable enough to use on a regular
basis, by which time it was known as the machine gun.
March 29, 1863 – During the Civil
War, an eight-day Federal operation inclusive of Fayetteville, Cassville and
Springfield, Mo. began. Skirmishes were also fought near Jacksonville, Fla.; at
Moscow, Tenn.; and at Dumfries, Kelly’s Ford and Williamsburg, Va.
March 29, 1864 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought at Arkadelphia, Bellfonte, Long View, Roseville and
in the vicinity of Fort Smith, Ark.; at Monett’s Ferry and at Coulterville,
La.; and in the vicinity of Bolivar, Tenn.
March 29, 1865 – 59TH ALABAMA: The 59th
Alabama fought in the Battle of Lewis Farm (or Quaker Road). Joshua Chamberlain
involved in battle and wounded. The 59th charged Yankee guns and put
skirmishers in the woods all along the Boydton Plank Road to offset the Yankee
fire. That night, the Alabama troops would sleep where they fought. George A.
Custer was also there. (Account of battle begins on Page 93.)
March 29, 1865 - The final campaign of the Civil War, now
known as the Appomattox Campaign, began in Virginia when Union troops under
General Ulysses S. Grant moved against the Confederate trenches around
Petersburg, Va. General Robert E. Lee’s outnumbered Rebels were soon forced to
evacuate the city and begin a desperate race west.
March 29, 1865 – During the Civil War, Major General
Frederick Steele’s column reached Weatherford, Ala.
March 29, 1865 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought along the Blackwater River in Kentucky; near Mosely
Hall and at Wilkesborough, N.C.; and at Gravelly Run, at the junction of the
Quaker and Boydton Roads, and near Hatcher’s Run. Va. A five-day Federal
operation inclusive of Waynesville, Rolla, Jackson’s Mills, Coppage’s Mill,
Spring Creek and Big Piney, Mo. began. A Federal operation between Stephen’s
Depot, Va. and Smithfield, S.C. also began.
March 29, 1867 – National Hall of Fame baseball pitcher and
manager Cy Young was born in Gilmore, Ohio. During his career, he played for
the Cleveland Spiders, the St. Louis Perfectos, the Boston Americans/Red Sox,
the Cleveland Naps and the Boston Rustlers. He was inducted into the Hall of
Fame in 1937.
March 29, 1869 – Thirty-two attorney’s organized the Mobile
Bar Association, which was Alabama first bar association and is one of the
oldest in the entire nation.
March 29, 1882 - The Knights of Columbus organization was
established when it was granted a charter by the State of Connecticut.
March 29, 1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brewed the first batch
of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
March 29, 1886 - J.A. Savage and I.D. Roberts of Perdue Hill
were in Monroeville on this Monday.
March 29, 1886 - J.B. McMillan of Repton was in Monroeville
on this Monday.
March 29, 1903 - A regular news service began between New
York and London on Marconi's wireless.
March 29, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported that J.B.
Barnett and family were occupying the dwelling recently vacated by Dr. R.A.
Smith.
March 29, 1906 – The Monroe Journal reported that Bush
English of Eliska, Ala. was now employed in the office of the Monroe County
Probate Judge.
March 29, 1911 – The M1911 .45 ACP pistol became the
official U.S. Army side arm.
March 29, 1912 – Three members of the ill-fated Terra Nova
Expedition to Antarctica died from a combination of exhaustion, starvation and
extreme cold on the Ross Ice Shelf. They included English lieutenant and
explorer Robert Falcon Scott, 43; Scottish lieutenant and explorer Henry
Robertson “Birdie” Bowers, 28; and English physician, natural historian,
painter, ornithologist and explorer Edward Adrian “Uncle Bill” Wilson, 39.
March 29, 1913 – Poet R.S. Thomas was born in Cardiff,
Wales.
March 29, 1916 – Politician and author Eugene McCarthy was
born in Watkins, Minnesota.
March 29, 1916 - The body of Frank M. Wiggins was found in
the woods near Salem in Monroe County, Ala. on this Wednesday morning. Wiggins
went out hunting on the afternoon before (Tues., March 28), and failing to
return to his home, a search was instituted with the result stated. He had
evidently died several hours before from natural causes.
March 29, 1917 - Prime Minister Hjalmar Hammarskjold of Sweden, father of the famous future United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, resigned after his policy of strict neutrality in World War I — including continued trading with Germany, in violation of the Allied blockade—led to widespread hunger and political instability in Sweden.
March 29, 1936 – Novelist and screenwriter Judith Guest was
born in Detroit, Mich.
March 29, 1936 – In Germany, Adolf Hitler received 99
percent of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal reoccupation
of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million
registered voters.
March 29, 1938 - Senator D. Hardy Riddle of Talladega,
candidate for Alabama governor, was scheduled to address voters at the Conecuh
County Courthouse on this Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
March 29, 1941
– The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement went into effect at 03:00
local time.
March 29, 1943 – Comedian, author, actor, singer, comedy
writer, composer and alumnus of the Monty Python troupe Eric Idle was born in
South Shields, England.
March 29, 1944 – Anne Frank made the decision to rewrite her
diary as an autobiography.
March 29, 1955 – Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and
Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell was born in Tyler, Texas. He would go on to
play for the University of Texas, the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans
Saints. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
March 29, 1961 – The Twenty-third Amendment to the United
States Constitution was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to
vote in presidential elections.
March 29, 1961 – Actress, author and comedian Amy Sedaris
was born in Endicott, N.Y.
March 29, 1968 – Evergreen High School, under Coach Wendell
Hart, was scheduled to play in a spring football jamboree against T.R. Miller
and Greenville in Brewton on this Friday night. Evergreen’s defensive starters
were linemen Ernest Shipp, Roger Waller, Eddie Ralls, Jimmy Hamiter and Forrest
Simpson; linebackers Tommy Weaver, Buck Quarles and Jimmy Bell; and defensive
backs Hollis Tranum, Jimmy Hart and Leon Hinson. Offensive starters were
wingback Tommy Weaver, right end Ernest Shipp, right tackle Jimmy Hamiter,
right guard Roger Waller, fullback Elliott (Buck) Quarles, quarterback Jimmy
Hart, center Ralph Deason, left guard Eddie Ralls, tailback Don Montgomery,
left tackle Forrest Simpson and left end Charlie Wild.
March 29, 1968 - Coach Wendell Hart’s Evergreen Aggies left
their supporters with high hopes for a successful 1968 season after winning and
losing in the jamboree at T.R. Miller High School Stadium on this Friday night.
The Aggies lost in the first quarter to Miller, 7-0, but it could have gone
either way. The Evergreens scored a touchdown themselves on a beautiful punt
return by Hollis Tranum behind superb blocking, but the men in the striped
shirts called it back on a clipping charge. The Aggies charged back in the
third frame and completely outclassed Greenville in racking up a 7-0 win. Leon
(Hoss) Hinson got the score on a toss from Jimmy Hart, but the stars of the
evening were those hard charging Aggie linemen led by Roger (Big Red) Waller,
Eddie Ralls, Jimmie Hamiter, Ernest Shipp, Forrest Simpson and Elliott (Buck)
Quarles.
March 29, 1968 – Lyeffion High School was scheduled to host
a spring football jamboree that included Repton, Red Level and Coffeeville on
this Friday at 7 p.m. Each school was to play two 12-minute quarters. The
schools were to draw to see who they would play on the field just prior to the
game. Admission was 50 cents and $1.
March 29, 1969 – The annual Miss Evergreen Pageant was held
at the Evergreen City School auditorium. A total of 45 young ladies were slated
to compete for the title, which Patricia Montgomery won in 1968.
March 29, 1971
– Lt. William L. Calley was found guilty of premeditated murder at My Lai by a
U.S. Army court-martial at Fort Benning, Georgia.
March 29, 1973 – Under the provisions of the Paris Peace
Accords signed on Jan. 27, 1973, the last U.S. troops departed South Vietnam,
ending nearly 10 years of U.S. military presence in that country.
March 29, 1973 - As part of the
Paris Peace Accords, Hanoi released the last 67 of its acknowledged American
prisoners of war, bringing the total number released to 591.
March 29, 1973 – Operation Barrel Roll, a covert U.S.
bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam,
ended.
March 29, 1973 - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show appeared
on the cover of "Rolling Stone." The members of the band included Ray
“Eye Patch” Sawyer, a native of Chickasaw, Ala.
March 29, 1974 – Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace brought his
re-election campaign to Monroeville, Ala. on this Friday, telling an
enthusiastic crowd in front of the Monroe County Courthouse that the state had
made huge strides internally and had brought the nation around to its way of
thinking in the past 10 years. Wallace spoke for about 30 minutes in his shirt
sleeves at a sunny 2 p.m. rally attended by a crowd estimated by various
observers at 500 to 1,200.
March 29, 1974 – Local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an,
Shaanxi province, China, discovered the Terracotta Army that was buried with
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, in the third century BCE.
March 29, 1976
– Tennis player Jennifer Capriati was born in New York City.
March 29, 1977 – The First Presbyterian Church and the
Lomax-Hannon Junior College, both in Greenville, Ala., were added to the
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
March 29, 1979 - The Committee on Assassinations Report
issued by U.S. House of Representatives stated the assassination of President
John F. Kennedy was the result of a conspiracy.
March 29, 1983 - Sparta Academy’s baseball team defeated
Fort Deposit Academy, 7-6, in a game played at the Murphy Club. Winning pitcher
was Russ Raines. Leading the Warriors were Al Etheridge with three hits (two
doubles); Joe McInvale, two hits (double and triple); and Joey Johnson, two
hits (double and single).”
March 29, 1984 – The Baltimore Colts loaded its possessions
onto 15 Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transferred its
operations to Indianapolis.
March 29, 1985 – Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, a native of Red
Level, Ala., passed away from heart failure at the age of 73 in Philadelphia,
Pa. He was appointed the ninth Surgeon General of the United States from 1961
to 1965, and is best known for his warnings against the dangers and the impact
of tobacco use on health. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in
Arlington, Va.
March 29, 1987 – Shortly after 2:40 p.m., Frank Dewberry and
his wife, Dorothy, found the badly decomposed nude body of Vickie Lynn Pittman
of East Brewton off County Road 43 at Brooklyn, Ala.
March 29, 1990 - David Taylor of Conecuh County, Ala. killed
gobbler that weighed 18 pounds and had a nine-inch beard and one-inch spurs.
March 29, 1991 - Pvt. Jason L. Pate, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Pate of Evergreen, returned to the United States from active duty in
Saudi Arabia on this da. On Mon., April 8, Jason and his father removed the
yellow ribbon from the fence in downtown Evergreen that Jason’s parents had
placed there until his safe return.
March 29, 1995 – Former Major League Baseball outfielder
Terry Moore, a native of Lamar County, Ala., passed away at the age of 82 in
Collinsville, Ill. He played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals. He
was a four-time All Star and was part of two World Series championship teams.
March 29, 1998 - Author Eugene Walter died in Mobile, Ala.
March 29, 2001 – The Evergreen Courant reported that repairs
were underway to buildings damaged in Evergreen, Ala. during a recent storm.
March 29, 2001 – Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad passed
away at the age of 101 at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in
Oslo.
March 29, 2010 – Jordan Van der Sloot allegedly contacted
John Q. Kelly, legal representative of Beth Twitty, with an offer to reveal the
location of Holloway's body and the circumstances surrounding her death for an
advance of $25,000 against a total of $250,000. After Kelly notified
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they arranged to proceed with the
transaction.
March 29, 2012 – Oak Lawn Farm in Greenville, Ala. was added
to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
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