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|align="center"|'' '''Happy Independence Day!'''<br><small>Check out [[Thunder on the Mountain]], [[American Village]], the [[2007 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]], [[:Category:Barbecue restaurants|barbecue]], [[List of ice cream shops|ice cream]],<br> the [[Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington|George Washington museum]] and [[Star]], [[Spangle]] and [[Banner]]''</small> | |align="center"|'' '''Happy Independence Day!'''<br><small>Check out [[Thunder on the Mountain]], [[American Village]], the [[2007 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]], [[:Category:Barbecue restaurants|barbecue]], [[List of ice cream shops|ice cream]],<br> the [[Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington|George Washington museum]] and [[Star]], [[Spangle]] and [[Banner]]''</small> | ||
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|align="center"|'' '''Martin Luther King, Jr Day'''<br><small>Have a look at [[Letter from Birmingham Jail]], [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]], [[Birmingham Manifesto]], [[Birmingham Campaign]], [[16th Street Baptist Church]], [[Bull Connor]], [[Police dogs and firehoses]], [[Kelly Ingram Park]] and the [[Civil Rights District]] ''</small> | |align="center"|'' '''Martin Luther King, Jr Day'''<br><small>Have a look at [[Letter from Birmingham Jail]], [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]], [[Birmingham Manifesto]], [[Birmingham Campaign]], [[16th Street Baptist Church]], [[Bull Connor]], [[Police dogs and firehoses]], [[Kelly Ingram Park]] and the [[Civil Rights District]] ''</small> | ||
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* [[January 13]]: Restauranteur [[Michael Matsos]] died. | * [[January 13]]: Restauranteur [[Michael Matsos]] died. | ||
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| Martin Luther King, Jr Day Have a look at Letter from Birmingham Jail, Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, Birmingham Manifesto, Birmingham Campaign, 16th Street Baptist Church, Bull Connor, Police dogs and firehoses, Kelly Ingram Park and the Civil Rights District |
- January 13: Restauranteur Michael Matsos died.
- January 9: The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team secured its 14th national championship with a 21-0 win over LSU.
- January 7: Southern Methodist University defeated the University of Pittsburgh in the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field.
- January 3: Former UAB Blazers basketball coach and athletic director Gene Bartow died.
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