Roberts, Burnley and Center managed to get the alcohol into the north barracks and, on Christmas Eve, the cadets spiked a batch of eggnog and proceeded to get drunk. The original group of nine cadets, including a young man named Jefferson Davis, was joined by more cadets, and still more, until soon dozens were staggering through the halls, some armed with muskets and bayonets.
via How a pair of cadets from Alabama started the 1826 Eggnog Riot at West Point | AL.com.
**waves at Blaster**
This is one year I don’t have eggnog or fruitcake.
Because: ‘Bama!! FTW!