170 years ago today - Oct 8, 1843

Amasa M Lyman: "anointed" second counselor 1 Oct. 1843 to replace Sidney Rigdon but general conference 8 Oct. 1843 refused to drop Sidney Rigdon

[Source: Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power]