January 7: Difference between revisions

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January 7 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: SMU defeated Pitt 28-6 in the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field.
2011: The vacant Powell School caught fire.
2010: The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Texas Longhorns 37-21 to win the BCS Championship.
2010: Abdul Kallon was sworn in as a federal District Court judge.
1969: Former Miss Birmingham Toula Hagestratou married attorney Clifford Fulford.
1953: Joe Kelley died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.
1944: Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson earned his wings.
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.
1953: Joe Kelley died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.
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.

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 '''January 7''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
+* [[2012]]: SMU defeated Pitt 28-6 in the [[2012 BBVA Compass Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
 * [[2011]]: The vacant [[Powell School]] caught fire.
 * [[2010]]: The [[2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] defeated the Texas Longhorns 37-21 to win the BCS Championship.