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Battle of Westport – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/ba… 23 October 1864 On this date in 1864… Union General Samuel R Curtis defeated Confederate General Stirling Price at the Battle of Westport, ending Price’s Missouri Raid. Other Y… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

First President of Texas – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/fi… 22 October 1836 On this date in 22 October 1836… Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas. Other Years: 1752 – A hurricane struck the F… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Battle of Leesburg, Virginia – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/ba… 21 October 1861 On this date in 21 October 1861… Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac (Union) suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Leesburg (… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

The Free Bird Went Down – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/th… 20 October 1977 On this date in 20 October 1977… Southern Rock legends, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s chartered Convair 240 ran out of fuel and crashed near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Ron… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

The doctors are saying he is incredibly tough for the distance he fell and the way he hit He thanks you all so much for all the prayers!

All Dixie Drudge's surgeries were successful. He will be spending at least a couple weeks in a rehab hospital before he can go home. He is in good spirits but on some serious meds for a while

Cornwallis's Surrender – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/co… 19 October 1781 On this date in 19 October 1781… British General Cornwallis formally surrendered at Yorktown with 8,000 men, effectively ending the American War for Independe… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

The Mason-Dixon Line – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/th… 18 October 1767 On this date in 1767… Maryland and Pennsylvania agree on the Mason-Dixon Line as their boundary. The line is generally considered as the boundary between north… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Dixie Drudge was severely injured in a farm accident last week. He is progressing after two surgeries and a stint in the ICU. Please keep him and his family in your prayers during what will be a long recovery Thank you all! #FreeDixie

Tennessee Ernie Ford Dies – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/te… 17 October 1991 On this date in 17 October 1991… Country singer and Southern Icon Tennessee Ernie Ford died of liver disease at the age of 72. Other Years: 1781 – Brit… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

John Brown’s Raid – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/jo… 16 October 1859 On this date in 1859… John Brown and 21 armed northern terrorists took 60 hostages and seized the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. The first person the… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Submarine CSS Hunley Sinks in Training – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/su… 15 October 1863 On this date in 1863… The Confederate submarine Horace L. Hunley sank for a second during time training exercises, killing 7 crew members. … KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Breaking the Sound Barrier – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/br… 14 October 1947 On this date in 1947… Southern WWII fighter ace Chuck Yeager of Western Virginia was the first man to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 aircraft, … KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Texas Constitution Day – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/te… 13 October 1845 On this date in 1845… The newly annexed state of Texas ratified it’s first state constitution. Other Years: 1792 – The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

The CSS Manassas Attacks – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/th… 12 October 1861 On this date in 1861… The tiny Confederate ironclad Manassas attacked the massive war sloop USS Richmond on the Mississippi River south of New Orleans. The… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Meriwether Lewis Murdered? – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/me… 11 October 1809 On this date in 1809… National hero, Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, died of multiple gunshot wounds on the Natchez Trace at Grind… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Forrest's Eastport Raid – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/fo… 10 October 1864 On this date in 1864… Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s troops inflicted heavy damage to federal vessels and troops at Eastport, Mississippi on t… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Stuart's Chambersburg Raid – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/st… 9 October 1862 On this date in 1862… Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry raided Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during his ride around McClellan’s army. Other Years:… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

Sergeant York – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/se… 8 October 1918 On this date in 1918… During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Cpl. Alvin York single-handedly silenced German machine guns, killed at least 25 Germans and captured 132 pri… KnowSouthernHistory.Org

King’s Mountain – Today In Southern History knowsouthernhistory.org/p/ki… 7 October 1780 On this date in 7 October 1780… A Patriot force of mountaineers and settlers defeated Tories and British rangers at the Battle of King’s Mountain, North Carolina and… KnowSouthernHistory.Org