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'''December 26''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''December 26''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[2015]]: [[Geneen Richard]], a patient being transported from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] to an area hospital, hijacked a [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service vehicle]] at gunpoint. | |||
* [[2007]]: [[Matt Murphy (radio host)|Matt Murphy]]'s radio program debuted at [[WAPI-AM]]. | |||
* [[2006]]: [[Sikes Shoe Company]]'s [[Hoover]] location was closed. | * [[2006]]: [[Sikes Shoe Company]]'s [[Hoover]] location was closed. | ||
* [[ | * [[1984]]: The [[DoubleTree by Hilton Perimeter Park|Sheraton Perimeter Park South Hotel]] opened. | ||
* [[1956]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] led hundreds of | * [[1956]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] led hundreds of demonstrators onto Birmingham busses in defiance of local [[segregation laws|law]]. 22 were arrested and Shuttlesworth filed a federal lawsuit against the police. | ||
* [[1951]]: [[Bull Connor]] was arrested after being found in a hotel room with his secretary. | * [[1951]]: [[Bull Connor]] was arrested after being found in a hotel room with his secretary. | ||
* [[1940]]: Dedication ceremonies for [[Jefferson Hospital]] began. | |||
* [[1935]]: A Christmas tree started a fire that destroyed the [[Mercy Home Orphanage]]. | |||
* [[1927]]: After screening a movie there the day before, Paramount President Adolph Zukor proclaimed the [[Alabama Theatre]] to be "The Showplace of the South." | * [[1927]]: After screening a movie there the day before, Paramount President Adolph Zukor proclaimed the [[Alabama Theatre]] to be "The Showplace of the South." | ||
* [[1823]]: [[Walker County]] was established. | * [[1823]]: [[Walker County]] was established. | ||
==Births== | |||
* [[1948]]: [[United Ability]] CEO [[Gary Edwards]] was born in Fort Payne, DeKalb County. | |||
* [[1937]]: [[Birmingham South Stars]] hockey coach [[Gene Ubriaco]] was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. | |||
* [[1925]]: Architect [[Gordon Holmquist]] was born. | |||
* [[1920]]: [[Tuskegee Airmen|Tuskegee Airman]] and engineer [[Alfred Farrar]] was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. | |||
* [[1868]]: Engineer [[James Dovel]] was born in Pickerington, Ohio. | |||
* [[1838]]: Court official [[James M. Ware]] was born in [[Elyton]]. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2021]]: Entomologist and sociobiologist [[E. O. Wilson]] died. | |||
* [[2019]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' photographer [[Ed Jones]] died. | |||
* [[2012]]: Drummer [[Mark Reynolds]] died. | |||
* [[1993]]: Pulmonologist [[A. H. Russakoff]] died. | |||
* [[1979]]: Former Birmingham city engineer [[A. J. Hawkins]] died. | |||
* [[1939]]: Engineer and developer [[Henry Milner]] died. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[1976]]: [[Larry Kenon]] set an NBA record for steals in a game with eleven. | |||
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December 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: Geneen Richard, a patient being transported from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to an area hospital, hijacked a Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service vehicle at gunpoint.
- 2007: Matt Murphy's radio program debuted at WAPI-AM.
- 2006: Sikes Shoe Company's Hoover location was closed.
- 1984: The Sheraton Perimeter Park South Hotel opened.
- 1956: Fred Shuttlesworth led hundreds of demonstrators onto Birmingham busses in defiance of local law. 22 were arrested and Shuttlesworth filed a federal lawsuit against the police.
- 1951: Bull Connor was arrested after being found in a hotel room with his secretary.
- 1940: Dedication ceremonies for Jefferson Hospital began.
- 1935: A Christmas tree started a fire that destroyed the Mercy Home Orphanage.
- 1927: After screening a movie there the day before, Paramount President Adolph Zukor proclaimed the Alabama Theatre to be "The Showplace of the South."
- 1823: Walker County was established.
Births
- 1948: United Ability CEO Gary Edwards was born in Fort Payne, DeKalb County.
- 1937: Birmingham South Stars hockey coach Gene Ubriaco was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- 1925: Architect Gordon Holmquist was born.
- 1920: Tuskegee Airman and engineer Alfred Farrar was born in Lynchburg, Virginia.
- 1868: Engineer James Dovel was born in Pickerington, Ohio.
- 1838: Court official James M. Ware was born in Elyton.
Deaths
- 2021: Entomologist and sociobiologist E. O. Wilson died.
- 2019: Birmingham News photographer Ed Jones died.
- 2012: Drummer Mark Reynolds died.
- 1993: Pulmonologist A. H. Russakoff died.
- 1979: Former Birmingham city engineer A. J. Hawkins died.
- 1939: Engineer and developer Henry Milner died.
Sports
- 1976: Larry Kenon set an NBA record for steals in a game with eleven.