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{| align="center" style="width: 80%;border:2px solid red; padding:5px; z-index: 1; background:white" | align="center"|'' '''Happy Veterans Day!'''<br><small>Check out [[Veterans Day]], [[Alabama Veterans Memorial Park]], [[:Category:Medal of Honor recipients|Medal of Honor recipients]], [[:Category:Military units|Military units]], and [[:Category:Veterans|Veterans]]'' </small> |}--> | {| align="center" style="width: 80%;border:2px solid red; padding:5px; z-index: 1; background:white" | align="center"|'' '''Happy Veterans Day!'''<br><small>Check out [[Veterans Day]], [[Alabama Veterans Memorial Park]], [[:Category:Medal of Honor recipients|Medal of Honor recipients]], [[:Category:Military units|Military units]], and [[:Category:Veterans|Veterans]]'' </small> |}--> | ||
* [[April 10]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]] resigned his office and was charged with crimes. | * [[April 10]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Robert Bentley]] resigned his office and was charged with crimes. [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Kay Ivey]] was sworn in to fill his unexpired term of office. | ||
* [[February 20]]-[[February 21|21]]: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, [[2017 Mark Zuckerberg tour|visited several Alabama cities]], including [[Birmingham]] and [[Tuscaloosa]]. | * [[February 20]]-[[February 21|21]]: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, [[2017 Mark Zuckerberg tour|visited several Alabama cities]], including [[Birmingham]] and [[Tuscaloosa]]. | ||
* [[February 12]]: Dominic Korir and Sarah Pease won the [[Mercedes Marathon]]. | * [[February 12]]: Dominic Korir and Sarah Pease won the [[Mercedes Marathon]]. | ||
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- April 10: Governor Robert Bentley resigned his office and was charged with crimes. Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey was sworn in to fill his unexpired term of office.
- February 20-21: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited several Alabama cities, including Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.
- February 12: Dominic Korir and Sarah Pease won the Mercedes Marathon.
- February 9: Luther Strange was appointed by Robert Bentley to fill Jeff Sessions vacant seat in the United States Senate.
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