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'''December 21''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''December 21''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[2011]]: [[Charles Samuels]] was appointed director of the U. S. Bureau of Prisons. | * [[2011]]: [[Charles Samuels]] was appointed director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. | ||
* [[2009]]: A truck carrying steel pipes [[List of interstate accidents involving dropped steel loads|overturned]] on the entrance ramp from [[1st Avenue North]] to [[I-20]] east. | |||
* [[1952]]: Pastor [[Charles Bowles]] dedicated the new Sunday School wing at [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]]. | |||
* [[1912]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Mel Drennen]] married [[Eloise Drennen|Eloise August Johnson]] in New York City. | * [[1912]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Mel Drennen]] married [[Eloise Drennen|Eloise August Johnson]] in New York City. | ||
* [[1902]]: Streetcar service on the [[No. 5 Ensley-Fairfield streetcar line|No. 5 Ensley line]] began. | * [[1902]]: Streetcar service on the [[No. 5 Ensley-Fairfield streetcar line|No. 5 Ensley line]] began. | ||
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==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
* [[1990]]: [[Chan Gailey]] was named head coach of the [[Birmingham Fire]]. | * [[1990]]: [[Chan Gailey]] was named head coach of the [[Birmingham Fire]]. | ||
* [[1974]]: A [[Kenny Stabler]] pass into a "sea of hands" was secured by [[Clarence Davis]] for a game-winning Raiders touchdown in an NFL playoff game against the reigning Miami Dolphins. | * [[1974]]: A [[Kenny Stabler]] pass into a "sea of hands" (including [[Mike Kolen]]'s) was secured by [[Clarence Davis]] for a game-winning Raiders touchdown in an NFL playoff game against the reigning Miami Dolphins. | ||
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December 21 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2011: Charles Samuels was appointed director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
- 2009: A truck carrying steel pipes overturned on the entrance ramp from 1st Avenue North to I-20 east.
- 1952: Pastor Charles Bowles dedicated the new Sunday School wing at Hunter Street Baptist Church.
- 1912: Former Mayor of Birmingham Mel Drennen married Eloise August Johnson in New York City.
- 1902: Streetcar service on the No. 5 Ensley line began.
- 1898: Educator A. H. Parker, twice-widowed, married Anna Gilbert.
- 1886: Attorney Mitchell A. Porter married Hattie Earle of Tyler, Texas.
Births
- 1989: Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram Jr was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.
- 1938: Civic leader Bill Voigt was born in San Luis Obispo, California.
- 1924: University of Alabama administrator John Blackburn was born in Malta Bend, Missouri.
Deaths
- 2010: James Head, founder of James A. Head & Company and notable civic leader, died.
- 2001: Alabama Crimson Tide football star Ed Salem died.
- 1993: Radio announcer Joe Rumore died.
- 1868: Former University of Alabama president Basil Manly died in South Carolina.
Sports
- 1990: Chan Gailey was named head coach of the Birmingham Fire.
- 1974: A Kenny Stabler pass into a "sea of hands" (including Mike Kolen's) was secured by Clarence Davis for a game-winning Raiders touchdown in an NFL playoff game against the reigning Miami Dolphins.