January 26: Difference between revisions

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January 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: William Bell was sworn in as Mayor of Birmingham.
2009: Alabama Crimson Tide basketball coach Mark Gottfried was fired.
2008: Magic City Motor Scooters held its grand opening.
2005: Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State after the departure of Colin Powell.
1999: The Furnace Master's Restaurant at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park burned down.
1995: Newberry's department store closed to make way for McWane Science Center's IMAX Dome Theater.
1887: Woodward Furnace No. 2 was blown in.
1871: The organizers of the Elyton Land Company met in Josiah Morris' bank office to divide up shares in the venture that founded Birmingham.
1839: The Alabama Legislature established a penitentiary system.

Angela Davis, born January 26, 1944

1982: Writer and filmmaker Billy Ray Brewton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1944: Activist Angela Davis was born in Birmingham.
1877: Birmingham Barons pitcher and manager Irvin Wilhelm was born in Wooster, Ohio.

2012: Bo Smith was shot to death during a robbery at Torme Associated Foods in Bessemer.
2010: Art collector Paul R. Jones died in Atlanta, Georgia.
1983: Bear Bryant died in Tuscaloosa.
1934: Stenographer and railroad purchasing agent Zennie Tomlinson died.

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 * [[2010]]: Art collector [[Paul R. Jones]] died in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * [[1983]]: [[Bear Bryant]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]].
+* [[1934]]: Stenographer and railroad purchasing agent [[Zennie Tomlinson]] died.
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