January 11: Difference between revisions

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January 11 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: Pam Siddall became president and publisher of The Birmingham News.
2008: Ceremonial groundbreaking was held for Seven Springs Ecoscape.
2000: The af2 announced that the inaugural season for the startup indoor football league would kick off in Birmingham.
1988: The Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley was established.
1930: The Bank of Ensley failed.
1861: Alabama's constitutional convention voted 61-39 to approve an Ordinance of Secession from the United States.

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 * [[2000]]: The af2 announced that the inaugural season for the startup indoor football league would kick off in [[Alabama Steeldogs|Birmingham]].
 * [[1988]]: The [[Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley]] was established.
+* [[1930]]: The [[Bank of Ensley]] failed.
+* [[1861]]: [[Alabama]]'s constitutional convention voted 61-39 to approve an Ordinance of Secession from the United States.
+==Births and deaths==
 * [[1942]]: ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editor [[Charlie Blair]] was born.
-* [[1930]]: The [[Bank of Ensley]] failed.
+* [[1921]]: [[Alabama Power Company]] executive [[Jim Beckham]] was born in [[Birmingham]]
 * [[1916]]: [[Birmingham City Council]]or [[Russell Yarbrough]] was born in Turner County, Georgia.
 * [[1912]]: Architect [[Hugh Stubbins, Jr]] was born.
 * [[1892]]: Lawyer and U. S. Senator [[Tom Stewart]] was born in Tennessee.
-* [[1861]]: [[Alabama]]'s constitutional convention voted 61-39 to approve an Ordinance of Secession from the United States.
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