December 24: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:04, 22 October 2023

December 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: MountainTop Community Church founder and pastor Bill Elder suffered a stroke.
2006: Reg's Coffee House returned to the air with a 2-hour Christmas special on WYSF-FM.
1950: The first liturgy at St Elias Maronite Church's new church was celebrated.
1894: A second blow-out at Brierfield Ironworks left the furnace forever idled.
1890: Water from the Cahaba River flowed through the Birmingham Water Works Tunnel into downtown Birmingham for the first time.

2013: Austin Perrine was born in Austin, Texas.
2004: The Birmingham Zoo's African lion Kwanzaa was born in Waco, Texas.
1989: Buster, a male cheetah at the Birmingham Zoo, was born in Powell, Ohio.
1964: Salon owner Bridgett Jones was born in Birmingham.
1952: Dave Morrison, owner of Dave's Pizza, was born.
1935: Cecil Whitmire, manager and house organist of the Alabama Theatre, was born.
1923: David F. Friedman, film producer, was born in Birmingham.
1816: Moses Fields was born in Jonesboro.

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 * [[2004]]: The [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s African lion [[Kwanzaa]] was born in Waco, Texas.
 * [[1989]]: [[Buster]], a male cheetah at the [[Birmingham Zoo]], was born in Powell, Ohio.
+* [[1964]]: Salon owner [[Bridgett Jones]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1952]]: [[Dave Morrison]], owner of [[Dave's Pizza]], was born.
 * [[1935]]: [[Cecil Whitmire]], manager and house organist of the [[Alabama Theatre]], was born.