February 5: Difference between revisions

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February 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The Year of Alabama Music kicked off with the "Abalalip!" concert at the Alabama Theatre.
2008: William Bell won a special election for Larry Langford's former Jefferson County Commission seat.
2008: Responsible Media, LLC record label was founded.
1998: WBMG 42 was replaced by WIAT 42 as the local CBS affiliate.
1975: Hal Holbrook performed his "Mark Twain Tonight!" one-man show at the BJCC Concert Hall.
1962: Walter Gewin's appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
1959: New Williams opened its Five Points West location.
1923: A major sleet storm left the city bound in ice.
1920: A scaffold collapse in Eureka No. 4 mine killed miner J. T. Banks.
1916: Central State Bank of Calera was chartered.
1879: The City of Anniston was incorporated.
1867: William Nabers married Betty Worthington.

2005: UAB set a record attendance of 9,354 for the Bartow Arena during a basketball game against Louisville.

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 * [[1948]]: [[Mary Anne Blake]] was born.
 * [[1943]]: ''New York Times'' editor-in-chief [[Howell Raines]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1936]]: [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] and NFL receiver [[Jim Phillips]] was born in [[Alexander City]].
 * [[1929]]: Baseball pitcher [[Al Worthington]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1902]]: [[Governor of Alabama]] [[Gordon Persons]] was born in Montgomery.