June 9, 1534 - Jacques Cartier
became the first to sail into the river he named the Saint Lawrence River.
June 9, 1732 – James Oglethorpe was
granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
June 9, 1772 - Off the coast of
Rhode Island, the HMS Gaspee
ran aground while chasing the packet boat Hannah. The ship was an armed British customs schooner. The next
morning the ship was attacked and burned.
June 9, 1790 - John Barry
copyrighted the “Philadelphia Spelling Book,” making it the first American book
to be copyrighted.
June 9, 1815 - Alabama author
Johnson Jones Hooper was born in Wilmington, N.C.
June 9, 1822 - Charles Graham received the first patent for
false teeth.
June 9, 1843 – Novelist and peace
activist Baroness Bertha von Suttner was born in Prague.
June 9, 1856 – In an extraordinary
demonstration of resolve and fortitude, nearly 500 Mormons left Iowa City and
headed west for Salt Lake City carrying all their goods and supplies in
two-wheeled handcarts. Of all the thousands of pioneer journeys to the West in
the 19th century, few were more arduous than those undertaken by the so-called
Handcart Companies from 1856 to 1860.
June 9, 1860 – The first dime
novel, “Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter” by Ann S. Stephens, was
published. It was the first of 321 novels published by Beadle & Adams in
their series, Beadle’s
Dime Novels.
June 9, 1861 - Mary Ann
"Mother" Bickerdyke began working in Union hospitals.
June 9, 1862 – During the Civil
War, Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with
a victory in the Battle of Port Republic. His tactics during the campaign are
now studied by militaries around the world. Leaving a brigade to protect
against action by Fremont, Confederate Robert Ewell crossed the Shenandoah in
support of Jackson in his action against the Union’s James Shields, resulting
in a Confederate victory.
June
9, 1862 – During the Civil War, an engagement was fought at Grand Gulf,
Mississippi.
June 9, 1863 - In Virginia, the Battle of Brandy Station
occurred at Brandy Station, Va. It was the largest cavalry battle of the war.
Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry held the field after being attacked
by Union troops under General Alfred Pleasonton. An engagement was also fought
at Beveraly Ford, Va.
June 9, 1863 – During the Civil
War, “affairs” occurred at Rocky Gap and Monticello in Kentucky. A skirmish was
fought on the Big Black River in Mississippi, and an “action” occurred near
Lake Providence, La.
June 9, 1863 – During the Civil
War, the siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi entered Day 22.
June 9, 1864-March 25, 1865 – The Siege of Petersburg, Va.
took place during the Civil War. William Haskins of the Conecuh Guards was
killed at Petersburg, and 3rd Sgt. Louis Stahl of the Conecuh Guards wounded
there in October 1864 at Petersburg. Stahl had his arm resected, survived war
and moved to Marlin, Texas. Lewis Lavon Peacock also claimed to have been
wounded at Petersburg.
June 9, 1864 – 59TH ALABAMA: The 59th
Alabama fought in an engagement in the Petersburg trenches.
June 9, 1864 – During the Civil
War, an engagement was fought at Petersburg, Va.; an “affair” occurred near
Breckenridge, Missouri; and an “action” took place at Mount Sterling, Ky.; and
an “affair” occurred near Pleasureville, Ky.
June 9, 1864 – During the Civil
War, Confederates captured Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
June 9, 1864 – During the Civil
War, skirmishes were fought at LaFayette, Tenn. and at Big Shanty and
Stilesborough, Ga.
June 9, 1865 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson moved into the
White House, nearly two months after the death of Abraham Lincoln.
June 9, 1870 – In Higham, Kent, England, novelist Charles
Dickens suffered a stroke, fell off his chair at the dinner table and died at
the age of 58.
June 9, 1885
– The Treaty of Tientsin was signed to end the Sino-French War, with China
eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to
France.
June 9, 1891 – Song-writer Cole Porter was born in Peru,
Indiana.
June 9, 1892 – Canadian-English captain and explorer William
Grant Stairs, 28, died from malaria and was buried in the European Cemetery in
Chinde, Mozambique at the mouth of the Zambezi River.
June 9, 1904 – The Monroe Journal reported that the first
blooms of that season’s cotton crop had been received by The Journal from
several neighborhoods during the previous few days. The first was sent in by
F.S. Busey of Claiborne on May 30, the second on June 2 by J.M. Lambert of Nero
and the third by S.C. Dees of Peterman on June 7. Busey was entitled to the
blue ribbon, his bloom being two days ahead of any the newspaper had seen
reported in any of it exchanges and 10 days earlier than the first reported in
1903.
June 9, 1904 – The Monroe Journal reported that Capt. C.M.
Marriott of Homewood, one of Monroe County’s largest landowners, had spent a
few days in Monroeville during the previous week on business.
June 9, 1914 - Honus Wagner became the second player in
Major League Baseball history to record 3,000 hits.
June 9, 1915 – William Jennings Bryan resigned as Woodrow
Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States'
handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
June 9, 1915 – Burnt Corn Masonic Lodge No. 489 elected
officers for the ensuing year. Those officers included Hugh C. Fountain,
Worshipful Master; Harold R. Betts, Senior Warden; Anderson M. Stokes, Junior
Warden; Henry H. Brantley, Treasurer; Ajax O. Brantley, Secretary; Henry G.
Brantley, Senior Deacon; Francis T. Thames, Junior Deacon; Henry J. Roberson,
Tiler; Isaac S. Ridgway, Chaplain; and Enoch M. Salter and Owen J. Day,
Stewards.
June 9, 1916 – Alabama daily papers on this Friday announced
the adoption of the eastern route by the Forrest Highway committee in executive
session at Montgomery following official inspection of both the eastern and
western routes. The route was to extend from Montgomery to Bay Minette,
embracing the towns of Luverne, Andalusia, Brewton and Atmore.
June 9, 1916 - The first cotton bloom of the season was left
on the editor’s desk at The Monroe Journal on this day, but it wasn’t
unaccompanied by a note or any other means of identification, so the newspaper
didn’t know who to give credit to for the bloom.
June 9, 1916
– German SS officer Siegfried Graetschus was born in Tilsit, German Empire.
June 9, 1917 - On this Saturday afternoon, while driving
across town branch, J.F. Sills was thrown from his wagon and suffered a broken
hip and other injuries, according to the Wilcox Progressive Era. He was given
immediate medical attention and everything was done for his comfort.
June 9, 1917 - A nice shower of rain fell in Wilcox County
on this Saturday evening which helped the growing crops considerably but not in
sufficient force to insure the crops.
June 9, 1919 - At a meeting of the stockholders of the new
Monroeville Gin & Mill Co., held on this Monday, the following officers and
directors were elected: J.K. Kyser, president; Jno. Bigger, vice president;
J.A. Lazenby, secretary and treasurer; A.T. Sowell and B.H. Stallworth,
additional directors. It was expected that work would begin at once.
June 9, 1921 - The baseball game scheduled between Evergreen
and Monroeville on this Thursday was “called off” by Monroeville.
June 9, 1921 - The annual election of officers of Greening
Masonic lodge was held on this Thursday night and resulted in the selection of
the following officers: L.J. Mixon, worshipful master; Geo. M. Jones, senior
warden; J.R. Brooks, junior warden; M.S. Baldwin, treasurer; J. Lamar Kelly,
secretary; R.H. Jones, senior deacon; R.E. Ivey, junior deacon; F.N. Hawkins, tyler;
Jerry Murphy and R.J. McCreary, stewards; Dr. J.G. Dickinson, chaplain; and Sam
Craig, marshal.
June 9, 1924 – Lamar W. Matkin purchased The Evergreen
Courant in Evergreen, Ala.
June 9, 1926 – The Electrik-Maid Bake Shop opened in
Evergreen, Ala. under the management of J.O. Stapp.
June 9, 1934 – Donald Duck made his debut in “The Wise
Little Hen.”
June 9, 1943 - The famed “Tuskegee
Airmen” were involved in their first air battle with German fighter planes in
the skies over North Africa. These flyers from the 99th Fighter Squadron were
among those trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field, the center for pilot training
of African Americans during World War II.
June 9, 1944 - A foxhound named
Lena in Pennsylvania gave birth to a record litter of 23 puppies.
June 9, 1946 - Mel Ott of the New York Giants became the
first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader.
June 9, 1946 - Ted Williams
hit the longest home run inside Fenway Park. The ball traveled 502 feet and
landed in Seat 21 in Row 37 of Section 42. It is marked now by an iconic red
seat.
June 9, 1949 – The Monroe Journal reported that three
Monroeville, Ala. baseball players who had participated in three or more Dixie
League games were hitting above the .300 mark for the season. They were Joe
Tucker, who was hitting .386; “Nub” Stacey, who was batting .318; and Coach
LaVaughn Hanks, who was hitting .302.
June 9, 1949 - Foy F. Feagin, 56, prominent Monroeville
druggist, died suddenly of a heart attack shortly before nine o’clock on this
Thursday morning while at work in his store. He was the owner and operation of
the Monroeville Pharmacy. Born on Nov. 28, 1892, he was buried in the Hillcrest
Cemetery in Monroeville.
June 9, 1956 – Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell was born in
Miami, Fla.
June 9, 1957 – The first ascent of Broad Peak was achieved
by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger and Hermann Buhl.
June 9, 1961 – In American League youth baseball action in
Evergreen, Ala., the Chicks beat the Orioles, 7-5. Langford pitched for the
Chicks, and Huggins pitched for the Orioles. Later that night, the Dodgers beat
the Yankees, 6-5. Hart pitched for the Dodgers, and White pitched for the
Yankees.
June 9, 1961 – While three children “watched in horror” on
this Friday afternoon, Dennis Gross, 55, and Joe Nathan, 24, drowned in a pond
behind Gross’ home on the old Evergreen-Castleberry Road, about a mile south of
P.J. Godwin’s. Both men drowned when Gross tried to save Betts from downing in
the pond.
June 9, 1963 – Actor Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro,
Kentucky.
June 9-10, 1964 - About 50 youths were expected to
participate in the Evergreen Rotary Club’s Fifth Annual Conecuh County 4-H Fish
& Wildlife Camp on this Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Camp Director
Elbert Williams. The camp was located at Tal Stuart’s Pond near Belleville,
Ala.
June 9, 1964 - In reply to a formal
question submitted by President Lyndon B. Johnson – “Would the rest of
Southeast Asia necessarily fall if Laos and South Vietnam came under North
Vietnamese control?”–the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) submitted a memo
that effectively challenged the “domino theory” backbone of the Johnson
administration policies.
June 9, 1965
– During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong commenced combat with the Army of the
Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in
the war.
June 9, 1965
– The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigned after
being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
June 9, 1966 - Minnesota set a Major League Baseball record
when they hit six home runs in one inning. First baseman Don Mincher, a native
of Huntsville, Ala., was one of the six Twins to hit a home run in the seventh
inning of that game against the Kansas City Athletics starter Catfish Hunter
and reliever Paul Lindblad. The others were Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Rich
Rollins and Zoilo Versalles.
June 9, 1966 - Evergreen merchant Elbert Calloway
Northcutt, 73, died in a Mobile hospital on this Thursday morning. He was a
leading merchant in Evergreen who had been active in the clothing business
there for over 54 years. Northcutt was born in Monroe County, the son of the
late Sarah Tom Morris Northcutt and James Nelson Northcutt. He moved with his
family as a young boy to Conecuh County, residing there until his death. He was
married to the former Ella Henderson on Dec. 25, 1915, they having celebrated
their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Christmas 1965, and she survived him.
Northcutt began working as a clerk with F.L. Riley Department Store as a young
man of 19. After several years association with that firm, he joined the staff
of I. Long & Sons Dept. Store and worked with them until he opened his own
business, Northcutt’s, also known as the New York Cash Store, in 1935. Although
his business was twice destroyed by fire, Northcutt through good management and
personal knowledge of the people of the area, built up over the years one of
the leading men’s and boys’ stores in this area. Born on Oct. 21, 1892, he was
buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Evergreen.
June 9, 1968 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a
national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F.
Kennedy.
June 9, 1969 – Thomas Charles Littles of Brooklyn, Ala.
arrived in Vietnam. He would later be fatally wounded.
June 9, 1972 - Part of a relief
column composed mainly of South Vietnamese 21st Division troops finally arrived
in the outskirts of An Loc.
June 9, 1972 - John Paul Vann, the
senior U.S. advisor in the Central Highlands, was killed in a helicopter crash,
probably shot down by a North Vietnamese unit.
June 9, 1977 – Oakey Streak Methodist Church near
Greenville, Ala. was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
June 9, 1978
– The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened its priesthood to
"all worthy men," ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black
men.
June 9, 1978 - A merger of Uriah Middle School and J.U.
Blacksher High School in Uriah was approved on this Friday by the Monroe County
Board of Education. Beginning in the following fall, kindergarteners through
twelfth-graders were to attend classes on the J.U. Blacksher campus. The middle
school enrollment was low and students they did not have a library, lunchroom
or gymnasium, Schools Superintendent James Allen said.
June 9, 1991 – Susan Harper, who lived at 226 Elizabeth St.
in Evergreen, celebrated her 100th birthday with a party at her residence. She
was presented a Key to the City of Evergreen by Evergreen Mayor Lee Smith.
June 9, 1994 - Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes of TLC set
fire to her boyfriend's house. Her boyfriend was Andre Rison of the Atlanta
Falcons.
June 9, 1996 - Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox hit his
200th career home run.
June 9, 1996 - Ryan Hancock became the first California
Angel pitcher to get a hit in 24 years. Nolan Ryan was the previous pitcher to
get a hit for the Angels in 1972.
June 9, 1998 – Mark Childress’ fifth novel, “Gone for Good,”
was released by Knopf.
June 9, 1998 – David C. Fleming, who taught vocational
agribusiness at Evergreen High School for 30 years, was inducted into the
Future Farmers of America Wall of Honor during the FFA state convention at the
Montgomery Civic Center.
June 9, 2000 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that it
had not uncovered reliable evidence of conspiracy behind 1968 assassination of
Martin Luther King Jr.
June 9, 2003 - Alabama author Robert O. Bowen died in
Anchorage, Alaska.
June 9, 2004 – Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle Rosey Brown
died at the age of 71 in Mansfield Township, New Jersey. During his career, he
played for Morgan State and the New York Giants. He was inducted into the Hall
of Fame in 1975.
June 9, 2005 – Police arrested Jordan Van der Sloot, 17,
Deepak Kalpoe, 21, and Satish Kalpoe, 18, on suspicion of kidnapping and
murdering Natalee Holloway, 18, of Mountain Brook, Ala.
June 9, 2006 – The 2006 Conecuh County Relay For Life event
was held at Middleton Field in Evergreen and raised a total of $65,641.83. Inez
Booker was the Relay chairman.
June 9, 2008 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds hit
his 600th career home run. Only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays
and Sammy Sosa had more runs at the time.
June 9, 2016 – The Clarke County Democrat published a story
about a family at Gainestown being harassed by a Bigfoot-type creature.
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