November 24

November 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2013: Octane coffee opened in the Westin Birmingham at Uptown.
• 2005: A triple homicide was committed during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at the Airport Inn.
• 1991: "Red Mountain", a granite sculpture by Dimitri Hazni, was installed outside the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse.
• 1932: Louis Pizitz served 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to the needy at his downtown store.
• 1926: William Rushton Jr married Elizabeth Perry.
• 1911: A fire destroyed the plant of Roberts & Son, printers.
• 1903: Kelly Ingram joined the U.S. Navy.
• 1874: George S. Houston succeeded David P. Lewis as Governor of Alabama

Logwood Goin, born November 24, 1873

Births

• 1946: Singer Linda Manning was born in Cullman.
• 1943: Chemist Margaret Tolbert was born in Suffolk, Virginia.
• 1939: Rock vocalist and guitarist Jim Yester was born in Birmingham.
• 1917: Businessman Houston Brice Jr was born.
• 1909: Evangelist Lee Roberson was born in Southern Indiana.
• 1891: Radio critic Ben Gross was born in Birmingham.
• 1873: Physician Logwood Goin was born in Florence.

Deaths

• 2010: Former elementary school principal Louis LeVaughn died.
• 2005: A triple homicide was committed during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at the Airport Inn.
• 1970: Baseball player Ivy Andrews died.

Sports

• 2012: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 49-0 at home.
• 2007: Auburn won the Iron Bowl 17-10 at home.
• 2007: UAB Blazers lost 46-39 to Marshall in Huntingdon, West Virginia.
• 1984: The 10th annual Vulcan Run was held.
• 1978: UAB Blazers basketball team played their first-ever game, losing to Nebraska 64-55 before a crowd of 14,800 at the BJCC Coliseum.