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* [[February 16]]: Activist [[Angela Davis]] spoke at a sold-out event at [[Boutwell Auditorium]] organized by the [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]]. | |||
* [[February 10]]: The [[Birmingham Iron]] shut out the Memphis Express 26-0 in their debut game at [[Legion Field]]. | |||
* [[January 7]]: The Clemson Tigers beat the [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Santa Clara, California. | * [[January 7]]: The Clemson Tigers beat the [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Santa Clara, California. | ||
* [[January 4]]: [[Western Supermarkets]] announced their closing. | * [[January 4]]: [[Western Supermarkets]] announced their closing. | ||
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- February 16: Activist Angela Davis spoke at a sold-out event at Boutwell Auditorium organized by the Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation.
- February 10: The Birmingham Iron shut out the Memphis Express 26-0 in their debut game at Legion Field.
- January 7: The Clemson Tigers beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Santa Clara, California.
- January 4: Western Supermarkets announced their closing.
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- ...that during local prohibition in Bessemer a cluster of saloons opened in unincorporated "Whiskeytown" just east of the city limits?
- ...that the Nation of Islam was driven out of St Clair County in 1970?
- ...that Cinema City 8 was the largest multiplex in the nation when it opened in 1978?
- ...that cartoonist Howard Cruse and author Dennis Covington are cousins?
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