Bummers! – Today In Southern History

Nov 19, 2025

Federal troops stole and destroyed over a half million dollars of private property as they occupied Clinton, Georgia.

1870 – Private James Anderson, Company M, Sixth Cavalry, earned the Medal of Honor on the Wichita River in Texas for his actions in the pursuit and subsequent fight with a group of hostiles.
1949 – Fourteen-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis made his first public, singing at the opening of a Ford dealership in his home town of Ferriday, Louisiana.
1979 – Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros signed a four-year contract for $4.5 million. At the time, Ryan was the highest paid player in major league baseball.
1984 – 20-year-old Dwight Gooden of Tampa, Florida playing for the New York Mets, became the youngest major-league pitcher to be named Rookie of the Year in the National League.
1998 – The impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Bill Clinton began.

Today In Southern History