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 (Ball’s Bluff), Virginia.
Other Years:
1867 – Near Medicine Lodge, Kansas a treaty was signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. requiring the Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.
1915 - The first trans-atlantic radiotelephone message was transmitted from Arlington, Virginia, to Paris
1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding villified the South in a speech against lynching.
1950 - Duke University standout Tom Powers scored six touchdowns in a single game
1967 – Thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington, DC and beseige the Pentagon in opposition to the Vietnam War.
1979 - Ozzie Newsome of Muscle Shoals, Alabama began an NFL streak of 150 consecutive games with receptions
1989 - The Houston Cougars became the first major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game
1992 – Jim Garrison, the Louisiana District Attorney made famous for investigating the JFK assassination in the Oliver Stone film JFK, died at the age of 70.
2007 - Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets an NFL record for the most points scored in a game with no touchdowns with 26 in a 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston
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