September 26: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
* [[2015]]: [[Deontay Wilder]] fought Johann Duhaupas at [[Legacy Arena]] to defend his WBC World Heavyweight title. The fight was broadcast in prime time on NBC. | |||
* [[2009]]: [[2009 Miles College Golden Bears football|Miles]] and [[2009 BSC Panthers football|Birmingham-Southern]] won; [[2009 UAB Blazers football|UAB]] and [[2009 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] lost their respective football games. | * [[2009]]: [[2009 Miles College Golden Bears football|Miles]] and [[2009 BSC Panthers football|Birmingham-Southern]] won; [[2009 UAB Blazers football|UAB]] and [[2009 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] lost their respective football games. | ||
* [[2004]]: [[Stillman College]] defeated [[Miles College]] in the [[Steel City Classic]] 17-14. | * [[2004]]: [[Stillman College]] defeated [[Miles College]] in the [[Steel City Classic]] 17-14. | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 23 September 2015
| << | September | >> | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
September 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: MountainTop Community Church founder Bill Elder returned to the pulpit, 9 months after suffering a stroke.
- 2008: The 10th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival began.
- 2007: Ground was broken for the Wylam Oaks subdivision.
- 1995: Ulysses Smoot surrendered the licenses for his crime-plagued Jaguar Club.
- 1973: The Birmingham Park & Recreation Board placed a temporary ban on staging concerts at Rickwood Field due to complaints from nearby residents.
- 1925: A reading of telegraphed calls from the football game between Auburn and Birmingham-Southern in Birmingham was the first program broadcast on WMAV-AM.
- 1891: A traveling medicine salesman ascended a hot air balloon from a vacant lot at the corner of 1st Avenue North and 19th Street.
Births
- 1988: A female Siberian tiger was born at the Birmingham Zoo.
- 1969: Chess master and philosopher Stuart Rachels was born in Birmingham.
- 1943: Post-Herald editorial page editor Karl Seitz was born.
- 1928: ASHOF inductee Al Lary was born in Northport.
Deaths
- 2008: Philanthropist Barbara Shook died.
Sports
- 2015: Deontay Wilder fought Johann Duhaupas at Legacy Arena to defend his WBC World Heavyweight title. The fight was broadcast in prime time on NBC.
- 2009: Miles and Birmingham-Southern won; UAB and Samford lost their respective football games.
- 2004: Stillman College defeated Miles College in the Steel City Classic 17-14.
- 1925: A reading of telegraphed calls from the football game between Auburn and Birmingham-Southern in Birmingham was the first program broadcast on WMAV-AM.