Union Reaches Clarksville; also Yale, Peter the Great, Strawberry Fields in MySaline’s Daily History October 9th
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Saline County, Arkansas
No well-documented Saline County event specifically dated October 9 was found in today’s research.
Arkansas
1863 — Union forces continued their reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mount Elba. Federal cavalry under Colonel William A. Ritter returned to Pine Bluff on October 9 after searching the countryside for Confederate forces and supplies. The operation was part of the constant Union patrol activity that followed the capture of Little Rock.
Read more at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/reconnaissance-from-little-rock-toward-monticello-and-mount-elba-17886/
1864 — Union troops reached Clarksville during the Fort Smith Expedition. Federal cavalry under Major Thomas Derry encountered Confederate forces near Clarksville on October 9. The fighting was part of a larger Union effort to maintain communication between Fort Smith and Little Rock.
Read more at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/Skirmishes-at-Clarksville-6820/
See below for history from Arkansas, United States and the World.
United States
1701 — The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered. The school, founded in Saybrook, later moved to New Haven and became Yale College and eventually Yale University.
Read more at: https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/october-09/
1779 — American and French forces suffered a devastating defeat during the Siege of Savannah. A combined assault against British defenses in Georgia failed, with heavy casualties among the attacking forces.
Read more at: https://www.nps.gov/places/battle-of-savannah.htm
1873 — The U.S. Naval Institute was established at Annapolis. Officers created the organization to encourage professional discussion and the exchange of ideas about naval affairs.
Read more at: https://www.usni.org/about
World
1708 — Peter the Great’s Russian forces defeated the Swedish army at the Battle of Lesnaya during the Great Northern War. The victory helped shift the balance of power in the long conflict between Russia and Sweden.
Read more at: https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Northern-War
1790 — A powerful earthquake struck northern Algeria, causing extensive destruction and a tsunami in the Mediterranean. Thousands of people were killed.
Read more at: https://www.britannica.com/event/earthquake
1967 — Revolutionary leader Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia, one day after being captured by Bolivian forces. His death turned him into an enduring international symbol of revolutionary movements.
Read more at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Che-Guevara
1985 — Strawberry Fields, a memorial to John Lennon in New York City’s Central Park, was dedicated. The memorial sits near the Dakota apartment building where Lennon lived and was killed in 1980.
Read more at: https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/strawberry-fields
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