Today in Jackson, MS History
Historical Events
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1863-05-14 - Battle of Jackson, MS
1863-07-05 - Battle of Jackson, MS & Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS
1863-07-10 - Battle of Jackson, MS - captured by federals [->JUL 16] US1000 CS1339
1864-02-05 - Federals occupy Jackson, Mississippi
1953-01-28 - WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-12-28 - WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961-05-24 - 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi
1966-03-03 - Twister hits Jackson Miss; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die
1970-02-01 - WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970-10-03 - WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1994-02-05 - Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime
Famous Birthdays
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1906-07-01 - Edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32)
1909-04-13 - Eudora Welty, Jackson Ms, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973)
1910-09-14 - Lehman Engel, Jackson Miss, conductor/comp (Streetcar Named Desire)
1952-05-08 - Beth Henley, Jackson Miss, actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker)
1959-12-25 - Missy Cleveland, Jackson Miss, playmate (April, 1979)
1960-09-20 - Alice Regina Brown, Jackson MS, 4X100 runner (Olympic-gold-1984, 88)
1968-08-06 - Jeff Barlow, Jackson MS, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Carolina Classic-5th)
Famous Deaths
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1963-06-12 - Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37
