On May 6th, 1747, The Rev. Michael Schlatter, the organizer of the German Reformed Church in America, came to Frederick. The next day he baptized 26 children. On May 6, 1755, Lawrence Everhart, who saved Col. William Washington's life at The Battle of Cowpens (SC) and who carried a wounded Lafayette from The Brandywine Battlefield near Philadelphia, was born in Hessheim, Germany. He died August 1, 1840, in Middletown. On May 6, 1806, Barbara Hauer and John Casper Fritchie were married. On May 6, 1840, Jacob Weller, who donated the land for Weller's Church in Mechanicstown (now Thurmont), died. On May 6, 1843, James Allen, who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at The Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862, was born in Ireland. On May 6, 1844, the Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County opened for business. On May 6, 1913, the remains of the foundation of the original All Saints Episcopal Church on East All Saints Street were uncovered during excavation of the graveyard. All bodies located were reinterred at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, including the remains of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor. On May 6, 1981, an Air Force converted Boeing 707 jet from Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, exploded over Walkersville and crashed into farmland just north of town. All 21 people aboard were killed. On May 6, 1985, G. Edward Dwyer, Jr., a 39-year-old Frederick attorney, was sworn in as a judge of the Frederick County Circuit Court. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]