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The November 25, 1933 edition of the Birmingham Age-Herald.

November 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Auburn University fired Gene Chizik.
1992: Auburn head coach Pat Dye announced his retirement a day before the 1992 Iron Bowl.
1990: Fire Stations No. 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 and 22 were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1970: The Allman Brothers played a UAB SGA-sponsored show at the Oporto Armory.
1960: The first Jack's Hamburgers in Homewood held its formal grand opening.
1957: Construction of the Lewis Smith Dam was begun.
1940: The Birmingham-based 106th Observation Squadron was called to active duty in advance of World War II.
1939: Birmingham activist Idyl King Sorsby was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.
1910: The 1910 Banner Mine explosion killed three men.
1887: Water piped from Roebuck Springs began filling East Lake.
1840: Mill operator John Westbrook married Elizabeth Ann Lamberth in Tallapoosa County.
1829: Gabriel Moore succeeded John Murphy to become the 5th Governor of Alabama.
1825: John Murphy succeeded Israel Pickens to become the 4th Governor of Alabama.

1933: Baseball player and USPS driver Cleophus Brown was born in Bradford.
1898: Photographer P. H. Polk was born in Bessemer.
1863: Surgeon William Elias B. Davis was born in Trussville.
1850: Weekly Iron Age publisher and Mayor of Birmingham Frank Evans was born in Cape Fear, North Carolina.

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 * [[1939]]: Birmingham activist [[Idyl King Sorsby]] was interred at [[Oak Hill Cemetery]].
 * [[1910]]: The [[1910 Banner Mine explosion]] killed three men.
+* [[1887]]: Water piped from [[Roebuck Springs]] began filling [[East Lake]].
 * [[1840]]: Mill operator [[John Westbrook]] married Elizabeth Ann Lamberth in [[Tallapoosa County]].
 * [[1829]]: [[Gabriel Moore]] succeeded [[John Murphy]] to become the 5th [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]].