January 7: Difference between revisions

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January 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The vacant Powell School caught fire.
2010: Abdul Kallon was sworn in as a federal District Court judge.
1969: Former Miss Birmingham Toula Hagestratou married attorney Clifford Fulford.
1944: Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson earned his wings.
1877: The Three Rivers Coal & Iron Company was organized by G. W. C. Lomb.
1839: Judson Female Institute was founded in Marion under president Milo Jewett.
1822: William Pullen was granted an 80-acre tract in what later became Avondale.

1987: Miss Alabama 2011 Courtney Porter was born in Birmingham.
1976: Pelham police officer Philip Davis was born in Tuscaloosa.
1920: Businesswoman Katherine McTyeire was born in Birmingham.
1871: Birmingham Conservatory of Music director William Gussen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1846: Attorney William Walker, Jr was born in Elyton.

1953: Joe Kelley died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.

2012: SMU defeated Pitt 28-6 in the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field.
2010: The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Texas Longhorns 37-21 to win the BCS Championship.

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 * [[1969]]: Former [[Miss Birmingham]] [[Toula Fulford|Toula Hagestratou]] married attorney [[Clifford Fulford]].
 * [[1944]]: [[Tuskegee Airmen|Tuskegee Airman]] [[Alexander Jefferson]] earned his wings.
+* [[1877]]: The [[Three Rivers Coal & Iron Company]] was organized by [[G. W. C. Lomb]].
 * [[1839]]: [[Judson College|Judson Female Institute]] was founded in [[Marion]] under president [[Milo Jewett]].
 * [[1822]]: [[William Pullen]] was granted an 80-acre tract in what later became [[Avondale]].