October 28: Difference between revisions

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October 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Taylor Hicks' Ore restaurant closed.
2006: Alabama A&M won 21-13 over Alabama State in the Magic City Classic at Legion Field.
2003: The Birmingham Film Commission was re-established.
1999: The Pelham Prowlers won 8-6 against the Jacksonville Hammerheads.
1995: The Viaduct Spook-a-delic was held on the newly re-opened 24th Street Viaduct.
1986: President Ronald Reagan visited the BJCC for a campaign rally for Senator Jeremiah A. Denton.
1970: Baseball player Wedo Martini died in Philadelphia.
1965: Auburn football offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn was born.
1946: Technician and political candidate Don Chamberlain was born in Selma.
1935: Baseball player Bob Veale was born.
1923: State senator Tom King was born in Adamsville.
1907: Voters in Jefferson County voted in favor of local prohibition.
1900: 8-month-old Annie Cleveland was the first burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
1819: John Williams Walker was elected almost unanimously by the state legislature as the first U.S. Senator from Alabama.
1819: Levi Reid took office as the first Jefferson County Sheriff.

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 * [[1923]]: State senator [[Tom King]] was born in [[Adamsville]].
 * [[1907]]: Voters in [[Jefferson County]] voted in favor of [[Prohibition|local prohibition]].
+* [[1900]]: 8-month-old Annie Cleveland was the first burial at [[Elmwood Cemetery]].
 * [[1819]]: [[John Williams Walker]] was elected almost unanimously by the state legislature as the first U.S. Senator from Alabama.
 * 1819: [[Levi Reid]] took office as the first [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
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