De Soto and the Chickasaw – Today In Southern History

Jan 03, 2026

Hernando de Soto visited the main Chickasaw town. He got guides and interpreters for a planned visit to the Chickasaw town of Caluc.

1823 – Stephen F. Austin received a land grant in Texas from the government of Mexico.
1861 – The Florida Secession Convention convened in Tallahassee.
1861 – Georgia state troops seized Forts Pulaski and Jackson in Savannah, Georgia.
1862 – The Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee continued from 31 December 1861.
1922 – Thomas E. Kirby was featured on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar and became the first living person identified on a U.S. coin.
1967 – Jack Ruby, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald died in a Dallas, Texas hospital.
1983 – Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys made the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history, running 99 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
2001 – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms charged the “Texas 7” with weapons violations after the killing of officer Aubrey Hawkins, who they shot 11 times and ran over with a vehicle.

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