January 28: Difference between revisions

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January 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Kyle Whitmire's final "War on Dumb" article was published in the Birmingham Weekly.
2007: Tragic City Rollers All-Stars defeated the Atlanta Roller Girls 129-117 at Funtime Skate Center in Fultondale.
2005: Freshwater Land Trust announced that they were raising funds to purchase property for the Red Mountain Park.
2000: Alamerica Bank officially opened.
1995: The Canadian Football League approved the Birmingham Barracudas' application for an expansion team.
1973: Comic book writer Jason Aaron was born in Jasper.
1971: Chilton County was added to the Regional Planning Commission.
1964: Birmingham News editorialist and financial author Justin Fox was born in California.
1945: Bert Bank and fellow Japanese prisoners of war were rescued by U. S. Rangers in the Philippines.
1941: Brother Bryan died.
1916: Judge Mitchell Porter died in Birmingham.
1904: A rare snowfall brought 8.1 inches to Birmingham.
1846: The Alabama Legislature began meetings in Tuscaloosa that resulted in the choice of Montgomery as the new state capital.
1820: Ninian Tannehill married Mary "Polly" Prude at Elyton.

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 * [[2005]]: [[Freshwater Land Trust]] announced that they were raising funds to purchase property for the [[Red Mountain Park]].
 * [[2000]]: [[Alamerica Bank]] officially opened.
-* [[1995]]: The Canadian Football League's Board of Governors officially approved the [[Birmingham Barracudas]]' application for an expansion team unanimously.
+* [[1995]]: The Canadian Football League approved the [[Birmingham Barracudas]]' application for an expansion team.
 * [[1973]]: Comic book writer [[Jason Aaron]] was born in [[Jasper]].
 * [[1971]]: [[Chilton County]] was added to the [[Regional Planning Commission]].