November 8: Difference between revisions

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November 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Samford defeated Georgia Southern 27-17 in Statesboro, Georgia.
2008: BSC defeated Sewanee 49-0 in the innagural game at Panther Stadium, with 3,575 in attendance.
2008: Miles College lost 42-0 to Albany State in Albany, Georgia.
2007: Samford lost to Tennessee State 28-38 at Seibert Stadium.
2006: The Light Overture was recorded at the Alys Stephens Center.
2005: Governor Bob Riley went on record supporting the boycott of Aruba after Natalee Holloway's disappearance there.
2005: The Birmingham City Council met at the Birmingham Museum of Art while the Council Chambers were refitted to provide wheelchair access.
2004: Educator Jack Farr died.
2000: Initial practice began for the newly formed Birmingham Thunderbolts.
1979: U. S. Olympic Hockey team 6 - Birmingham Bulls 4 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
1952: Clayton Park in the Acipco-Finley neighborhood was dedicated.
1950: Vestavia Hills was incorporated.
1945: Mother Angelica was invested as a Poor Clare Nun of Perpetual Adoration.
1929: College football coaching legend Bobby Bowden was born in Birmingham.
1888: The Daily Age and The Daily Herald newspapers merged to become The Birmingham Age-Herald.
1819: William Wyatt Bibb was elected as Alabama's first governor.

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 * [[1945]]: [[Mother Angelica]] was invested as a Poor Clare Nun of Perpetual Adoration.
 * [[1929]]: College football coaching legend [[Bobby Bowden]] was born in Birmingham.
-* [[1888]]: ''The Daily Birmingham Age'' and ''The Daily Herald'' newspapers merged to become ''The [[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
+* [[1888]]: ''[[The Daily Age]]'' and ''The Daily Herald'' newspapers merged to become ''The [[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
 * [[1819]]: [[William Wyatt Bibb]] was elected as [[List of Governors of Alabama|Alabama's first governor]].
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