A look back at this date in history
Sept. 26, 1933, in The Star: Two all-star baseball teams representing the best men from the civic clubs of Anniston and Gadsden are getting set to do battle against each other at Johnston Field tomorrow afternoon. The cause is for charity, specifically for buying lunches for under-nourished poor children in Anniston schools. The Gadsden team is graciously bearing all of its own expenses on account of this goal. Also this date: In a Civitan Club speech yesterday, State Senator Dr. Jesse L. Wikle affirmed his view that all cities should be led by the city manager form of government and that universities should have unique curricula that train men for the public management position. Dr. Wikle, an Anniston businessman and community leader for more than 50 years, is a former mayor of the city.
Sept. 26, 1983, in The Star: An interesting and thorough article explaining the concept behind and the history of “middle schools” — as opposed to junior high schools, or nothing at all — springs from a visit made by reporter D. Morgan McVicar to Martin Luther King Middle School in Atlanta. Principal Robert Dixon emphasizes that a middle school must have programs all its own, not just former “junior high” programs bumped down a year.
History on Sept. 26 in
1892 — John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for the first time, at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, N.J.
1955 — Following word that President Eisenhower had suffered a heart attack, the New York Stock Exchange saw its worst price decline since 1929.
1957 — West Side Story opened on Broadway.
1960 — The first debate between presidential candidates took place as John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon faced off in Chicago before a national TV audience.
Friday's birthdays: Fitness expert Jack LaLanne is 94. Actor Kent McCord is 66. Television host Anne Robinson is 64. Singer Bryan Ferry is 63. Singer Lynn Anderson is 61. Singer Olivia Newton-John is 60. Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 60. Actress Linda Hamilton is 52. Country singer Doug Supernaw is 48. Singer Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) is 46. TV personality Jillian Barberie is 42. Actor Jim Caviezel is 40. Actor Mark Famiglietti is 29. Singer-actress Christina Milian is 27. Tennis player Serena Williams is 27.
