January 26
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January 26 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: William Bell was sworn in as Mayor of Birmingham.
- 2010: Art collector Paul R. Jones died in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2009: Alabama Crimson Tide basketball coach Mark Gottfried was fired.
- 2008: Magic City Motor Scooters held its grand opening.
- 2005: Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State after the departure of Colin Powell.
- 1983: Bear Bryant died in Tuscaloosa.
- 1982: Writer and filmmaker Billy Ray Brewton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- 1944: Activist Angela Davis was born in Birmingham.
- 1887: Woodward Furnace No. 2 was blown in.
- 1871: The organizers of the Elyton Land Company met in Josiah Morris' bank office to divide up shares in the venture that founded Birmingham.