January 8: Difference between revisions

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January 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The Pitt Panthers won the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl at Legion Field, defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 27-10.
2007: Mayor Bernard Kincaid delivered the 2007 State of the City address.
2007: Citadel assigned the call letters WJOX to frequency FM 100.5 and started a new sports format at its old frequency, AM 690, with the call letters WSPZ-AM.
2007: Students began attending classes at the new Fultondale Elementary School.
1967: McElwain Baptist Church held the first service in its new sanctuary.

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 * [[2011]]: The Pitt Panthers won the 2011 [[BBVA Compass Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]], defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 27-10.
-* [[2009]]: Civil Rights attorney [[Chuck Morgan]] died.
-* [[2008]]: Alabama Labor Commissioner [[Asa Trammell]] died.
 * [[2007]]: Mayor [[Bernard Kincaid]] delivered the [[2007 State of the City address]].
 * 2007: Citadel assigned the call letters [[WJOX]] to frequency [[FM 100.5]] and started a new sports format at its old frequency, [[AM 690]], with the call letters [[WSPZ-AM]].
 * 2007: Students began attending classes at the new [[Fultondale Elementary School]].
+* [[1967]]: [[McElwain Baptist Church]] held the first service in its new sanctuary.
+== Births and deaths ==
+* [[2009]]: Civil Rights attorney [[Chuck Morgan]] died.
+* [[2008]]: Alabama Labor Commissioner [[Asa Trammell]] died.
 * [[1985]]: Writer [[Wyatt Blassingame]] died in Bradenton, Florida.
 * [[1977]]: Actress [[Amber Benson]] was born in Birmingham.
-* [[1967]]: [[McElwain Baptist Church]] held the first service in its new sanctuary.
+* [[1972]]: Minister [[Alann Johnson]] was born.
 * [[1937]]: Alabama Senate Minority Leader [[Jabo Waggoner]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1930]]: Physician [[Benjamin Wyman]] died in [[Birmingham]].