November 25: Difference between revisions

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November 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Auburn University fired Gene Chizik.
2008: Dentist and ski resort developer Thomas Brigham died in Birmingham.
2006: The UAB Blazers lost 31-22 to Central Florida in Orlando.
1990: Fire Stations No. 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19 and 22 were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1988: Auburn won the Iron Bowl 15-10.
1974: Former Dodgers pitcher Eddie Dent died in Birmingham.
1970: The Allman Brothers played a UAB SGA-sponsored show at the Oporto Armory.
1960: The first Jack's Hamburgers in Homewood held its formal grand opening.
1957: Construction of the Lewis Smith Dam was begun.
1940: The Birmingham-based 106th Observation Squadron was called to active duty in advance of World War II.
1939: Birmingham activist Idyl King Sorsby was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.
1933: Baseball player and USPS driver Cleophus Brown was born in Bradford.
1910: Three men were killed in a Thanksgiving Day explosion at the Banner Mine.
1898: Photographer P. H. Polk was born in Bessemer.
1892: Auburn defeated Georgia Tech 26-0.
1863: Surgeon William Elias B. Davis was born in Trussville.
1850: Weekly Iron Age publisher and Mayor of Birmingham Frank Evans was born in Cape Fear, North Carolina.
1829: Gabriel Moore succeeded John Murphy to become the 5th Governor of Alabama.
1825: John Murphy succeeded Israel Pickens to become the 4th Governor of Alabama.

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 '''November 25''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
+* [[2012]]: [[Auburn University]] fired [[Gene Chizik]].
 * [[2008]]: Dentist and ski resort developer [[Thomas Brigham]] died in Birmingham.
 * [[2006]]: The [[2006 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers]] lost 31-22 to Central Florida in Orlando.