December 16: Difference between revisions

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December 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Fire heavily damaged the former Bibb County Junior High School in Centreville.
2005: Grocer J. D. Hill, Jr died.
2003: Margaret Tutwiler became Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U. S. State Department.
2000: Eleven people were killed by the 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado.
1999: Pelham Prowlers won 7-5 at Jacksonville Hammerheads.
1996: Attorney and former Birmingham City Council member Arthur Shores died.
1989: Circuit Court Judge Robert Vance was killed by a mail bomb.
1987: 2011 Birmingham Barons pitcher Hector Santiago was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1944: Labor leader Asa Trammell was wounded in action in Europe during World War II.
1940: Alabama legislator John Rogers was born.
1907: 57 miners were killed in the 1907 Yolande Mine explosion.
1899: Artist and civic activist Eleanor Bridges was born in Columbus, Georgia.
1875: Alabama A&M College was established.
1864: Buffalo Rock founder Sid Lee was born in Monroe County, Mississippi.
1864: Major Edmund Rucker was wounded and captured by Union forces at the Battle of Nashville.
1847: Reuben Chapman succeeded Joshua L. Martin as Governor of Alabama.

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 * [[1996]]: Attorney and former [[Birmingham City Council]] member [[Arthur Shores]] died.
 * [[1989]]: Circuit Court Judge [[Robert Vance]] was killed by a mail bomb.
+* [[1987]]: [[2011 Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Hector Santiago]] was born in Newark, New Jersey.
 * [[1944]]: Labor leader [[Asa Trammell]] was wounded in action in Europe during World War II.
 * [[1940]]: Alabama legislator [[John Rogers]] was born.