January 26: Difference between revisions

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January 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Bo Smith was shot to death during a robbery at Torme Associated Foods in Bessemer.
2010: William Bell was sworn in as Mayor of Birmingham.
2010: Art collector Paul R. Jones died in Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
1983: Bear Bryant died in Tuscaloosa.
1982: Writer and filmmaker Billy Ray Brewton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1944: Activist Angela Davis was born in Birmingham.
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.

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 * [[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.
 * [[1983]]: [[Bear Bryant]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]].
 * [[1982]]: Writer and filmmaker [[Billy Ray Brewton]] was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.