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.
1983: The Birmingham South Stars players staged a walk-out prior to the start of the CHL championship.
1978: Actor Clayne Crawford was born in Clay.
1969: Motown drummer Benny Benjamin died of a stroke.
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.
1910: 40 miners were killed in the 1910 Mulga Mine explosion.
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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 * [[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]].
+* [[1983]]: The [[Birmingham South Stars]] players staged a walk-out prior to the start of the CHL championship.
 * [[1978]]: Actor [[Clayne Crawford]] was born in [[Clay]].
 * [[1969]]: Motown drummer [[Benny Benjamin]] died of a stroke.