December 24: Difference between revisions

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December 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: MountainTop Community Church founder and pastor Bill Elder suffered a stroke.
2006: Reg's Coffee House returned to the air with a 2-hour Christmas special on WYSF-FM.
2004: Birmingham Zoo animals Kwanza, a male African lion, and Oliver, a male Sumatran orangutan, were both born in Waco, Texas.
2000: John Rice, Jr, former pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, died in Palo Alto, California.
1989: Buster, a male cheetah at the Birmingham Zoo, was born in Powell, Ohio.
1988: Alabama beat Army 29-28 in the Sun Bowl.
1983: Alabama beat Southern Methodist 28-7 in the Sun Bowl.
1950: The first liturgy at St Elias Maronite Church's new church was celebrated.
1935: Cecil Whitmire, the manager of the Alabama Theatre, was born.
1923: David F. Friedman, film producer, was born in Birmingham.

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 * [[2009]]: [[MountainTop Community Church]] founder and pastor [[Bill Elder]] suffered a stroke.
 * [[2006]]: [[Reg's Coffee House]] returned to the air with a 2-hour Christmas special on [[WYSF-FM]].
-* [[2004]]: [[Kwanza]], a male African lion and [[Oliver]], a male Sumatran orangutan at the [[Birmingham Zoo]], were born in Waco, Texas.
+* [[2004]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]] animals [[Kwanza]], a male African lion, and [[Oliver]], a male Sumatran orangutan, were both born in Waco, Texas.
 * [[2000]]: [[John Rice, Jr]], former pastor of [[Westminster Presbyterian Church]], died in Palo Alto, California.
 * [[1989]]: [[Buster]], a male cheetah at the [[Birmingham Zoo]], was born in Powell, Ohio.