April 20: Difference between revisions

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April 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: English teacher Delores Manyama died.
2009: Ezell's Catfish Cabin opened in Trussville.
2008: Salesian monk Charles Todel died.
2006: Tuscaloosa radio newscaster Cy Bahakel died.
2002: Birmingham Steeldogs 70, Pensacola Barracudas 40 at Pensacola.
2001: Birmingham Steeldogs 73, Arkansas Twisters 46 at the BJCC.
1999: The formation of the Xtreme Football League, with Birmingham as a member, was announced.
1996: Terrell Owens was selected by the San Francisco 49ers as the 89th overall pick in the NFL draft.
1990: President George Bush proclaimed National Recycling Month during a speech at Birmingham-Southern College.
1963: Martin Luther King, Jr was released from the Birmingham City Jail after his arrest on April 12.
1923: EWTN founder Mother Angelica was born Rita Antoinette Rizzo in Canton, Ohio.
1914: Radio actress Betty Lou Gerson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1912: Architect Helen Davis was born in Mobile.
1908: Jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1865: Wilson's Raid concluded with the capture of Macon, Georgia.

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 * [[1963]]:  [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] was released from the [[Birmingham City Jail]] after his arrest on [[April 12]].
 * [[1923]]: [[EWTN]] founder [[Mother Angelica]] was born Rita Antoinette Rizzo in Canton, Ohio.
+* [[1914]]: Radio actress [[Betty Lou Gerson]] was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
 * [[1912]]: Architect [[Helen Davis]] was born in Mobile.
 * [[1908]]: Jazz vibraphonist [[Lionel Hampton]] was born in Louisville, Kentucky.