February 11: Difference between revisions

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February 11 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Pastor John Loper retired from Garywood Assembly of God.
2008: The Rick and Bubba Show began broadcasting from their "Broadcast Plaza and Teleport" at the Vestavia Hills City Center.
2007: Hibbett Sporting Goods changed its name to Hibbett Sports, Inc.
1982: The 4th Avenue Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1979: John Loper assumed the pulpit at Garywood Assembly of God.
1927: Homewood was created by the state legislature's approval of Edgewood's annexation of Grove Park and Rosedale.
1900: Ensley Baptist Church was organized.
1894: Samuel Ullman resigned his position as lay rabbi of Temple Emanu-El.
1887: St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church was founded.
1850: The Alabama Legislature appropriated $60,000 for the construction of a new Capitol in Montgomery.
1846: Attorney John Tyler Morgan married the former Cornelia Willis of Talladega County.

1985: Baseball player Emeel Salem was born in Birmingham.
1977: Trombonist and composer Chad Fisher was born in Deatsville, Elmore County.
1947: Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore was born in Gadsden.
1920: Marine Corps Commandant Louis Wilson Jr was born in Brandon, Mississippi.
1858: Banker Eugene Enslen was born in Wetumpka.

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 * [[1887]]: [[St Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church]] was founded.
 * [[1850]]: The [[Alabama Legislature]] appropriated $60,000 for the construction of a new Capitol in [[Montgomery]].
+* [[1846]]: Attorney [[John Tyler Morgan]] married the former Cornelia Willis of Talladega County.
 ==Births==