October 25

October 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2014: The 14th Dalai Lama participated in a symposium on neuroplasticity at UAB.
2007: Forever Wild acquired two tracts which added 9,746 acres to the Coosa Wildlife Management Area.
2005: Sojourns Fair Trade store opened.
1968: The first fourteen members of the Alabama Academy of Honor were announced.
1955: A ceremonial groundbreaking for the Hotel Stafford was held in Tuscaloosa.
1950: The second annual Bessemer Corn Festival was held.
1945: Virginia Dare Hamilton was awarded her M.D. from the Medical College of Alabama in Birmingham.
1918: Two miners died in a rock fall at Eureka No. 4 Mine in Helena.
1819: The first Alabama State Assemby opened its session in Huntsville.

Chris Clark, born October 25, 1958

Births

1979: Baseball player Jeremy Brown was born.
1958: Artist Chris Clark was born in Birmingham.
1936: Missing Green Beret John Robertson was born in Birmingham.
1935: Actor Willis Burks was born in Birmingham.
1927: Judge William Acker was born.
1895: Football coach and army officer William Van de Graaff was born in Tuscaloosa.

2014: Alabama A&M University came from behind to beat Alabama State University 37-36 before a crowd of 67,710 at Legion Field for the Magic City Classic.
2008: Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 17-16 in the Magic City Classic at Legion Field.
2008: Samford defeated The Citadel 28-10 at Seibert Stadium.
2008: BSC lost 25-6 to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
2008: Miles College lost 24-0 to Fort Valley State in Fort Valley, Georgia.
2007: The Alabama Steeldogs announced that they would not compete in 2008.
1988: The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Phoenix Suns 133–126 in a NBA exhibition game at the BJCC Coliseum.
1982: David Schultz defeated Bob Armstrong to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship in Birmingham.
1921: A throwback game at Rickwood Field was played by the "rules of 1872".