December 14: Difference between revisions

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December 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: David Cutcliffe was hired as the head football coach at Duke University.
2005: The sign on the City Federal Building was re-lit after being refurbished.
1991: Former Birmingham Zoo gorilla Husani was born at the Bronx Zoo.
1979: The McAdory Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1964: The Supreme Court ruled in Katzenbach v. McClung that Ollie's Barbecue was subject to the public accommodations clause of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1962: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for a third time.
1904: The William Elias B. Davis statue was dedicated at Capitol Park.
1891: Samuel Gompers presided over the 11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor at Erswell's Hall in Birmingham.
1881: W. F. Orr leased property on 1st Avenue North for a livery stable.
1819: Alabama was admitted into the United States of America as the 22nd state.

Willie Perry, born December 14, 1940

1989: Patty Moise ran the record closed course run for a female at 216.607 mph at Talladega Superspeedway.

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 * [[1962]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings|bombed]] for a third time.
 * [[1904]]: The [[William Elias B. Davis statue]] was dedicated at [[Capitol Park]].
-* [[1891]]: Samuel Gompers presided ove the [[1891 AFL Convention|11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor]] at [[Erswell's Hall]] in [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1891]]: Samuel Gompers presided over the [[1891 AFL Convention|11th Annual Convention of the American Federation of Labor]] at [[Erswell's Hall]] in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1881]]: [[W. F. Orr]] leased property on [[1st Avenue North]] for a livery stable.
 * [[1819]]: [[Alabama]] was admitted into the United States of America as the 22nd state.