Union Cavalry in NWA, Porgy & Bess, Spiro Agnew, ‘Good Vibrations,’ more, in MySaline’s Daily History October 10th

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Saline County, Arkansas

No well-documented Saline County event specifically dated October 10 was found in today’s research.

Arkansas

1863 — Union cavalry operating in northeastern Arkansas continued its movements during the Buckskull expedition. Federal troops had been moving through Lawrence County in search of Confederate guerrillas and encountered resistance on October 10.

1864 — The Fort Smith Expedition continued its return toward Little Rock. Federal troops under Major Thomas Derry experienced repeated skirmishing as they traveled through the Arkansas River Valley, eventually returning to Little Rock on October 13.

See below for history from Arkansas, United States and the World.

United States

1845 — The United States Naval School opened at Annapolis, Maryland, with fifty midshipmen and seven faculty members. The institution eventually became the United States Naval Academy.

1850 — The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal officially opened along its full 184.5-mile length from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, providing an important transportation route for goods moving westward.

1935 — George Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess opened on Broadway. Featuring an all-Black cast, the production became one of the most important works in the history of American musical theater.

1973 — Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned from office after pleading no contest to a federal tax-evasion charge. He remains one of the few U.S. vice presidents to resign from office.

World

680 — The Battle of Karbala took place in present-day Iraq. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, and his small group of supporters were killed by forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid. The event became a defining moment in Shi’a Islam.

1846 — Triton, the largest moon of Neptune, was discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.

1911 — Revolutionaries launched the Wuchang Uprising in China. The rebellion became the opening stage of the revolution that overthrew China’s Qing dynasty and led to the establishment of the Republic of China.

1966 — The Beach Boys released “Good Vibrations,” one of the most influential singles of the 1960s and a landmark recording in popular music.

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