February 20: Difference between revisions

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February 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2014: Tanya Jones SalonSpa opened a second location at English Village.
2006: 16th Street Baptist Church was officially dedicated as a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
2006: Mike Walker was promoted to Chief of Police in Leeds.
2004: President George W. Bush used a recess appointment to install Bill Pryor on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
1966: An open house was held at the new Princeton Baptist Medical Center hospital building.
1911: The name of the Alabama Girls Industrial School in Montevallo was changed to the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute.
1905: 112 miners were killed in the 1905 Virginia City Mine explosion.
1900: Robert J. Powell was elected Mayor of Ensley in the 1900 Ensley municipal election.

2005: Outfielder Rusty Greer announced his retirement from baseball.
1892: The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (Auburn) defeated the University of Georgia 10-0 in Football.

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 * [[2006]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] was officially dedicated as a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior.
 * 2006: [[Mike Walker]] was promoted to Chief of Police in [[Leeds]].
+* [[2004]]: President George W. Bush used a recess appointment to install [[Bill Pryor]] on the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit]].
 * [[1966]]: An open house was held at the new [[Princeton Baptist Medical Center]] hospital building.
 * [[1911]]: The name of the [[University of Montevallo|Alabama Girls Industrial School]] in [[Montevallo]] was changed to the [[University of Montevallo|Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute]].