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| Joe Cronin in 1937. |
Sept. 7, 1776 – During the American Revolutionary War,
according to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee made the world's first
submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the
hull of British Admiral Richard Howe’s flagship, the HMS Eagle, in New
York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist). The bomb exploded but
did not do damage to either craft. This is considered the first use of a
submarine in warfare.
Sept. 7, 1778 – During the American Revolutionary War,
France invaded Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain was even
aware of France's involvement in the war.
Sept. 7, 1813 - The nickname "Uncle Sam" was first
used as a symbolic reference to the United States when a reference to is
appeared in an editorial in the New York's Troy Post. Samuel Wilson, a meat
packer in New York, supplied barrels of beef to the US Army during the War of
1812, and marked them with the initials "U.S." for United States.
Soldiers began referring to the food as "Uncle Sam's," and a local
newspaper picked up the story.
Sept. 7, 1815 – Scottish explorer and surveyor John McDouall
Stuart was born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. He became one
of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers and led the first
successful expedition to traverse the Australian mainland from south to north
and return, through the centre of the continent. The explorations of Stuart
eventually resulted in the 1863 annexation of a huge area of country to the
Government of South Australia, an area that became known as the Northern
Territory.
Sept. 7, 1825 – Benjamin Hunt was commissioned as Monroe
County, Alabama’s Sheriff.
Sept. 7, 1825 – During his tour of the United Sates, the
Marquis de Lafayette left Washington D.C. and returned to France on the frigate
USS Brandywine.
Sept. 7, 1831 – Samuel McColl was commissioned for his
second of three terms as Monroe County, Alabama’s Circuit Court Clerk, and
George Medlock was commissioned as Monroe County’s Sheriff.
Sept. 7, 1863 – Confederates evacuated Battery Wagner on
Morris Island near Charleston, S.C.
Sept. 7, 1863 - Union forces arrived at Sabine Pass, Texas.
The next day their attack was thwarted by a small Confederate force.
Sept. 7, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Stevenson in Jackson County, Alabama.
Sept. 7, 1864 – During the Civil War, in preparation for his
“March to the Sea,” Union General William T. Sherman ordered the residents of
Atlanta, Ga., to evacuate the city. Between September 11 and 16 about 446
families (about 1,600 people) left their homes and possessions. Sherman wrote,
"I have deemed it to the interest of the United States that the citizens
now residing in Atlanta should remove, those who prefer it to go South, and the
rest North."
Sept. 7, 1870 – Russian pilot, explorer, and author
Aleksandr Kuprin was born in Narovchat, Penza, Governorate, Russian Empire. In
addition to being an explorer, he was also a writer, pilot and adventurer, who
is perhaps best known for his 1905 story, “The Duel.”
Sept. 7, 1876 – In Huntsville, Ala., legend says that Jesse
James robbed the First National Bank of $10,000 at two o’clock in the
afternoon. This robbery was never committed or even attempted, but the legend
persists.
Sept. 7, 1881 - Alabama author Sidney Lanier passed away
from complications from tuberculosis at the age of 39 in Lynn, N.C.
Sept. 7, 1887 – Modernist poet Edith Sitwell was born in
Scarborough, England.
Sept. 7, 1903 – Writer and missionary Margaret Landon was born in Somers,
Wisc.
Sept. 7, 1909 – Evergreen, Alabama’s Second District
Agricultural School and City School opened with a “fairly good enrollment of
pupils.” Henry T. Lile was the president of the Agricultural School.
Sept. 7, 1914 - The Monroe County Teachers Institute
convened in the Monroe County High School auditorium with 73 teachers enrolled.
Sept. 7, 1914 – Charlie Howard shot L&N Railroad
bridgeman J.L. Andress four times, and Andress was rushed to Century, Fla. for
surgery. Andress, 23, passed away two days later around 9 a.m.
Sept. 7, 1925 – The 1925-26 school year opened at the
Conecuh County High School in Castleberry, Ala. with J.B. Murphy as principal.
Sept. 7, 1927 - Inventor Philo T. Farnsworth and assistants
successfully transmitted the first all-electronic television image.
Sept. 7, 1931 – Both of Evergreen, Alabama’s schools – the
Agricultural School and City School -
opened the 1931-32 school year with a joint program held in the City
School auditorium at 9 a.m.
Sept. 7, 1931 – Conecuh County High School at Castleberry,
Ala. opened for the 1931-32 school year, the school’s 18th session, with a new
principal, William English of Elba. English was the school’s seventh principal
since its establishment in 1914. The principals, and years served, up to that
point, were as follows: 1914-18, Sarah E. Luther; 1918-19, Lewey Dorman;
1919-22, Sellers Stough; 1922-26, J.B. Murphy; 1926-28, L.C. Kersh; 1928-31,
Geo. M. Veazey; 1931- William English.
Sept. 7-9, 1933 – “Under Cover Man,” starring Nancy Carroll
and Geo. Raft, and “Blue of the Night,” starring Bing Crosby, were scheduled to
be shown at the Evergreen Theatre in Evergreen, Ala.
Sept. 7, 1939 – The Monroe Journal newspaper in Monroeville,
Ala. reported that Mr. and Mrs. Joe Capote and Seaborn Faulk had returned to
New York, after spending a week with Misses Nannie and Jennie Faulk. They were
accompanied home by Truman Capote, who had spent the summer in Monroeville.
Sept. 7, 1939 – In the first game of the Interstate Baseball
League championship series, Flomaton beat Evergreen, 10-5.
Sept. 7, 1962 - Author Elizabeth Dewberry was born in
Birmingham, Ala.
Sept. 7, 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened in
Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
Sept. 7, 1965 – The first full day of classes in Monroe
County schools for the 1965-66 school year took place, following registration
for students at all schools on Sept. 3. R.H. Vickery was county superintendent
of education.
Sept. 7, 1977 - The Panama Canal treaties were signed by
U.S. President Carter and General Omar Torrijos Herrera. The treaties called
for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal's waterway to Panama in the year
2000.
Sept. 7, 1978 – The Evergreen Courant reported that the
finishing touches were being made to complete the improvements of the ‘home
side’ bleachers at Sparta Academy’s Stuart-McGehee Field in Evergreen, Ala. The
splintered, wooden seats were being covered with concrete.
Sept. 7, 1979 - ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports
Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV.
Sept. 7, 1984 – National Baseball Hall of Fame short stop
and manager Joe Cronin passed away at the age of 77 in Osterville, Mass. During
his career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Senators and
the Boston Red Sox and he went on to manage the Senators and Red Sox. He was
inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1956.
Sept. 7, 1986 - Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw his
100th career touchdown pass, in only his 44th NFL game, which set a NFL record.
Sept. 7, 1998 - Mark McGwire set a new Major League Baseball
record for most home runs hit in a single season. The previous record was 61
set in 1961.
Sept. 7, 2001 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants
became the only the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to hit 60
home runs in a season.
Sept. 7, 2004 – Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hit
Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90 percent of its buildings.
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