December 2: Difference between revisions

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December 2 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Folk singer Odetta died in New York.
2006: Several cities across the region held their annual Christmas parades.
2000: Wendy Jarvis bought Bare Hands Gallery from Jessica Helfrecht.
1998: David Cutcliffe was hired as the head football coach at Ole Miss.
1994: A controversy erupted over paintings of male nudes at Studio 2030.
1958: Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall was traded to the Cleveland Indians.
1926: Photographer Alfred Keily died in Birmingham.
1850: Mayor of Tuscaloosa William Jemison was born in Tuscaloosa.
1861: John Gill Shorter succeeded Andrew Moore as Governor of Alabama.
1816: Birmingham Founding Father William Mudd was born in Kentucky.

1989: Pat Dye's Auburn Tigers won the Iron Bowl 30-20 at Jordan-Hare Stadium, the first time in 42 years the game was played outside of Legion Field.
1978: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 34-16.
1972: Auburn won the "Punt Bama Punt" game 17-16.
1967: Alabama pulled out a victory with Ken Stabler's "Run in the Mud" 7-3.
1961: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 34-0.
1950: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 34-0.

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 * [[1958]]: Boston Red Sox outfielder [[Jimmy Piersall]] was traded to the Cleveland Indians.
 * [[1926]]: Photographer [[Alfred Keily]] died in Birmingham.
+* [[1850]]: [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]] [[William Jemison]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
 * [[1861]]: [[John Gill Shorter]] succeeded [[Andrew Moore]] as [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]].
 * [[1816]]: Birmingham Founding Father [[William Mudd]] was born in Kentucky.