December 14: Difference between revisions

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December 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: David Cutcliffe was hired as the head football coach at Duke University.
2005: The sign on the City Federal Building was re-lit after being refurbished.
1991: Former Birmingham Zoo gorilla Husani was born at the Bronx Zoo.
1989: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at Talladega Superspeedway.
1979: The McAdory Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1964: The Supreme Court ruled in Katzenbach v. McClung that Ollie's Barbecue was subject to the public accommodations clause of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1963: Blues singer Dinah Washington died in Detroit, Michigan.
1962: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for a third time.
1956: Football coach Tony Nathan was born in Birmingham.
1931: Former governor William Jelks died in Eufaula.
1928: Hueytown namesake Jesse Huey died.
1904: The William Elias B. Davis statue was dedicated at Capitol Park.
1881: W. F. Orr leased property on 1st Avenue North for a livery stable.
1819: The State of Alabama was admitted into the United States of America.

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 * [[1964]]: The Supreme Court ruled in ''Katzenbach v. McClung'' that [[Ollie's Barbecue]] was subject to the public accommodations clause of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].
 * [[1963]]: Blues singer [[Dinah Washington]] died in Detroit, Michigan.
-* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[Bombingham|bombed]] for a third time.
+* [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
 * [[1956]]: Football coach [[Tony Nathan]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1931]]: Former governor [[William Jelks]] died in Eufaula.