December 21: Difference between revisions

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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.
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.
1990: Chan Gailey was named head coach of the Birmingham Fire.
1989: Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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.
1924: University of Alabama administrator John Blackburn was born in Malta Bend, Missouri.
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.
1868: Former University of Alabama president Basil Manly died in South Carolina.

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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.
 * [[2010]]: [[James Head]], founder of [[James A. Head & Company]] and notable civic leader, died.
 * [[2001]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] star [[Ed Salem]] died.