April 25: Difference between revisions

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April 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
2009: Alabama Crimson Tide football player Andre Smith was drafted in the first round, 6th overall, by the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
2007: Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service Captain Billy Gafford died at the UAB Track Facility.
2002: Birmingham Barons 14, Chattanooga Lookouts 4 in the 2002 Rickwood Classic at Rickwood Field.
1995: Hank Manning set a Birmingham Barons record with 3 sacrifice flies in a game against Chattanooga.
1992: San Antonio Raiders 17 - Birmingham Fire 14 at San Antonio.
1979: The 1979 Bessemer City Hall letter bomb was mailed.
1968: The Boston Patriots announce their regular season home opener would be played at Legion Field.
1957: Basketball player Johnny High was born in Birmingham.
1919: Tuskegee Airman Don Cummings was born in Dublin, Georgia.
1915: Blues guitarist Johnny Shines was born in Frayser, Tennessee.
1904: Russell Cunningham was sworn in as acting Governor while William D. Jelks was hospitalized out of state.
1903: Baseball player John Wilson was born in Coal City.
1894: The 1894 Reunion of United Confederate Veterans commenced.

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 * [[1904]]: [[Russell Cunningham]] was sworn in as acting Governor while [[William D. Jelks]] was hospitalized out of state.
 * [[1903]]: Baseball player [[John Wilson]] was born in [[Coal City]].
+* [[1894]]: The [[1894 Reunion of United Confederate Veterans]] commenced.
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