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'''January 1''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''January 1''' ('''New Year's Day''') in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[ | * [[2014]]: A [[2014 Alabaster plane crash|plane crash]] in an [[Alabaster]] back yard resulted in minor injuries. | ||
* 2014: [[Richard Shahan]] was arrested as a "fugitive from justice" before boarding a flight from Nashville, Tennessee to Frankfurt, Germany. | |||
* 2014: The [[Homewood High School]] marching band made their [[List of nationally televised school marching band appearances|fourth appearance]] in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. | |||
* [[2013]]: Three teens were killed in a [[2013 Jasper plane crash|plane crash]] in [[Jasper]]. | |||
* 2013: The [[Birmingham Pledge]] was read aloud from Hawk's View Overlook at [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]]. | * 2013: The [[Birmingham Pledge]] was read aloud from Hawk's View Overlook at [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[2009]]: The [[Homewood High School]] marching band made their [[List of nationally televised school marching band appearances|third appearance]] in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. | ||
* [[2005]]: [[Renasant Bank]] entered Birmingham with the purchase of Decatur's Heritage Bank. | * [[2005]]: [[Renasant Bank]] entered Birmingham with the purchase of Decatur's Heritage Bank. | ||
* [[2002]]: [[Malcolm Portera]] succeeded [[Thomas Meredith]] as chancellor of the [[University of Alabama System]]. | * [[2002]]: [[Malcolm Portera]] succeeded [[Thomas Meredith]] as chancellor of the [[University of Alabama System]]. | ||
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* 1996: [[Dowd Ritter]] succeeded [[John Woods]] as president and CEO of [[AmSouth Bank]]. | * 1996: [[Dowd Ritter]] succeeded [[John Woods]] as president and CEO of [[AmSouth Bank]]. | ||
* [[1984]]: [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]] and six other regional companies split off from AT&T by order of the U.S. Department of Justice. | * [[1984]]: [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]] and six other regional companies split off from AT&T by order of the U.S. Department of Justice. | ||
* [[1967]]: | * [[1967]]: [[Duard Le Grand]] was appointed editor of the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''. | ||
* [[1962]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] ordered all [[List of Birmingham parks|city parks]] to close in defiance of a court order to end segregation. | * [[1962]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] ordered all [[List of Birmingham parks|city parks]] to close in defiance of a court order to end segregation. | ||
* [[ | * [[1945]]: [[Jefferson Hospital]] and [[Hillman Hospital]] merged into [[Jefferson-Hillman Hospital]]. | ||
* [[1943]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]] enlisted in the Air Force. | * [[1943]]: [[Frank Carnaggio]] enlisted in the Air Force. | ||
* [[ | * [[1917]]: [[ACIPCO]] inaugurated a pension plan for workers. | ||
* [[1916]]: The [[Florence Hotel]] | * [[1916]]: The [[Florence Hotel]] closed. | ||
* [[1910]]: [[Elyton]], [[Ensley]], [[Wylam]] and other communities became part of the city of [[Birmingham]] as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] legislation. | * [[1910]]: [[Elyton]], [[Ensley]], [[Wylam]] and other communities became part of the city of [[Birmingham]] as part of the [[Greater Birmingham]] legislation. | ||
* [[1908]]: [[Prohibition|Local prohibition]] went into effect in [[Jefferson County]]. | |||
* [[1777]]: [[William Pullen]] enlisted in the Continental Army. | |||
==Religion== | |||
* [[1894]]: [[J. M. Watson]] delivered his first sermon as minister of [[First Christian Church]]. | |||
==Establishments== | |||
* [[2015]]: The [[Alabama Law Enforcement Agency]] was established by merger of 12 existing state agencies. | |||
* [[2013]]: [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]] reopened as a primary and urgent care clinic. | |||
* 2013: [[Substrate Radio]] was launched by [[Jason Hamric]]. | |||
* [[2010]]: [[Frost Cummings Tidwell Group]] was created by merger of [[Frost Cummings LLP]] and the [[Tidwell Group]]. | |||
* [[2007]]: [[Fried Green Radio]] began broadcasting over the Internet. | |||
* [[1947]]: The city's first FM station, [[WAFM-FM]] went on the air. | |||
* [[1922]]: The firm of [[Warren, Knight & Davis]] was formed with the addition of [[John Davis]]. | |||
* [[1921]]: The Town of [[Parrish]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[1919]]: The City of [[Fairfield]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[1918]]: [[George Connors]] incorporated the [[Connors Steel Company]]. | |||
* [[1909]]: [[Bibb County Junior High School]] opened in [[Centreville]]. | * [[1909]]: [[Bibb County Junior High School]] opened in [[Centreville]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1907]]: [[M. Paul Phillips]] founded the [[Steel City Lumber Company]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1887]]: The [[Birmingham Press Club]] was organized. | ||
* [[ | |||
[[Image:Joe Langston.jpg|right|thumb|Joe Langston, born January 1, 1932]] | |||
==Births== | |||
* [[1967]]: Linebacker [[Derrick Thomas]] was born in Miami, Florida. | |||
* [[1965]]: Congresswoman [[Terri Sewell]] was born in Huntsville, Madison County. | |||
* [[1944]]: Stunt performer [[Bob Minor]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1932]]: Broadcaster [[Joe Langston]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa County]]. | |||
==Marriages== | |||
* [[1903]]: [[Clara Loveman|Clara Solomon]] to [[Joseph Loveman]] | |||
* [[1890]]: [[Daisey McAdory|Daisey Crook]] to [[Walter McAdory]] | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2021]]: Former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] chief and [[Alabama Department of Public Safety]] director [[Mike Coppage]] died. | |||
* [[2013]]: Three teens were killed in a [[2013 Jasper plane crash|plane crash]] in [[Jasper]]. | |||
* [[2010]]: Drummer [[Gregory Slay]] ([[Remy Zero]]) died. | |||
* [[2009]]: Former [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|Birmingham-Southern College president]] [[Henry Stanford]] died in Americus, Georgia. | |||
* [[1977]]: Hotelier [[Jack Meyer]] died in South Carolina. | |||
* [[1899]]: [[William H. Smith]], 21st [[Governor of Alabama]], died in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
== | ==Sports== | ||
* [[1952]]: Bethune-Cookman defeated Texas College 27-13 in the | * [[1952]]: Bethune-Cookman defeated Texas College 27-13 at [[Rickwood Field]] in the tenth and final [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1949]]: Kentucky State defeated North Carolina A&T 23-13 in the | * [[1949]]: Kentucky State defeated North Carolina A&T 23-13 in the ninth [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* 1949: Baylor defeated Wake Forest 20-7 in the | * 1949: Baylor defeated Wake Forest 20-7 at [[Legion Field]] in the second and final [[Dixie Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1948]]: Central State (Ohio) defeated Grambling State 27-21 in the | * [[1948]]: Central State (Ohio) defeated Grambling State 27-21 in the eighth [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* 1948: Arkansas defeated William & Mary 21-19 in the first [[Dixie Bowl]]. | * 1948: Arkansas defeated William & Mary 21-19 at [[Legion Field]] in the first [[Dixie Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1947]]: Tennessee State defeated Louisville Municipal College 32-0 in the | * [[1947]]: Tennessee State defeated Louisville Municipal College 32-0 in the seventh [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1946]]: Tennessee State University defeated Texas College 33-6 in the | * [[1946]]: Tennessee State University defeated Texas College 33-6 in the sixth [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1945]]: Tennessee State University defeated [[Tuskegee University]] 13-0 in the | * [[1945]]: Tennessee State University defeated [[Tuskegee University]] 13-0 in the fifth [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1944]]: [[Tuskegee University]] defeated Clark College 12-7 in the | * [[1944]]: [[Tuskegee University]] defeated Clark College 12-7 in the fourth [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1943]]: Texas College defeated [[Tuskegee University]] 13-10 in the | * [[1943]]: Texas College defeated [[Tuskegee University]] 13-10 in the third [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1942]]: Langston College defeated Morris Brown College 13-0 in the | * [[1942]]: [[1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] beat Texas A&M 29-21 in the Cotton Bowl. | ||
* [[1941]]: Morris Brown defeated Wilberforce 19-3 in the | * [[1942]]: Langston College defeated Morris Brown College 13-0 in the second [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | ||
* [[1941]]: Morris Brown defeated Wilberforce 19-3 at [[Rickwood Field]] in the first [[Vulcan Bowl]]. | |||
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January 1 (New Year's Day) in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2014: A plane crash in an Alabaster back yard resulted in minor injuries.
- 2014: Richard Shahan was arrested as a "fugitive from justice" before boarding a flight from Nashville, Tennessee to Frankfurt, Germany.
- 2014: The Homewood High School marching band made their fourth appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
- 2013: Three teens were killed in a plane crash in Jasper.
- 2013: The Birmingham Pledge was read aloud from Hawk's View Overlook at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve.
- 2009: The Homewood High School marching band made their third appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
- 2005: Renasant Bank entered Birmingham with the purchase of Decatur's Heritage Bank.
- 2002: Malcolm Portera succeeded Thomas Meredith as chancellor of the University of Alabama System.
- 1998: WBMG 42's newscast went off the air.
- 1996: The West End Masonic Temple was destroyed by fire.
- 1996: Dowd Ritter succeeded John Woods as president and CEO of AmSouth Bank.
- 1984: South Central Bell and six other regional companies split off from AT&T by order of the U.S. Department of Justice.
- 1967: Duard Le Grand was appointed editor of the Birmingham Post-Herald.
- 1962: The Birmingham City Commission ordered all city parks to close in defiance of a court order to end segregation.
- 1945: Jefferson Hospital and Hillman Hospital merged into Jefferson-Hillman Hospital.
- 1943: Frank Carnaggio enlisted in the Air Force.
- 1917: ACIPCO inaugurated a pension plan for workers.
- 1916: The Florence Hotel closed.
- 1910: Elyton, Ensley, Wylam and other communities became part of the city of Birmingham as part of the Greater Birmingham legislation.
- 1908: Local prohibition went into effect in Jefferson County.
- 1777: William Pullen enlisted in the Continental Army.
Religion
- 1894: J. M. Watson delivered his first sermon as minister of First Christian Church.
Establishments
- 2015: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was established by merger of 12 existing state agencies.
- 2013: Cooper Green Mercy Hospital reopened as a primary and urgent care clinic.
- 2013: Substrate Radio was launched by Jason Hamric.
- 2010: Frost Cummings Tidwell Group was created by merger of Frost Cummings LLP and the Tidwell Group.
- 2007: Fried Green Radio began broadcasting over the Internet.
- 1947: The city's first FM station, WAFM-FM went on the air.
- 1922: The firm of Warren, Knight & Davis was formed with the addition of John Davis.
- 1921: The Town of Parrish was incorporated.
- 1919: The City of Fairfield was incorporated.
- 1918: George Connors incorporated the Connors Steel Company.
- 1909: Bibb County Junior High School opened in Centreville.
- 1907: M. Paul Phillips founded the Steel City Lumber Company.
- 1887: The Birmingham Press Club was organized.
Births
- 1967: Linebacker Derrick Thomas was born in Miami, Florida.
- 1965: Congresswoman Terri Sewell was born in Huntsville, Madison County.
- 1944: Stunt performer Bob Minor was born in Birmingham.
- 1932: Broadcaster Joe Langston was born in Tuscaloosa County.
Marriages
Deaths
- 2021: Former Birmingham Police chief and Alabama Department of Public Safety director Mike Coppage died.
- 2013: Three teens were killed in a plane crash in Jasper.
- 2010: Drummer Gregory Slay (Remy Zero) died.
- 2009: Former Birmingham-Southern College president Henry Stanford died in Americus, Georgia.
- 1977: Hotelier Jack Meyer died in South Carolina.
- 1899: William H. Smith, 21st Governor of Alabama, died in Birmingham.
Sports
- 1952: Bethune-Cookman defeated Texas College 27-13 at Rickwood Field in the tenth and final Vulcan Bowl.
- 1949: Kentucky State defeated North Carolina A&T 23-13 in the ninth Vulcan Bowl.
- 1949: Baylor defeated Wake Forest 20-7 at Legion Field in the second and final Dixie Bowl.
- 1948: Central State (Ohio) defeated Grambling State 27-21 in the eighth Vulcan Bowl.
- 1948: Arkansas defeated William & Mary 21-19 at Legion Field in the first Dixie Bowl.
- 1947: Tennessee State defeated Louisville Municipal College 32-0 in the seventh Vulcan Bowl.
- 1946: Tennessee State University defeated Texas College 33-6 in the sixth Vulcan Bowl.
- 1945: Tennessee State University defeated Tuskegee University 13-0 in the fifth Vulcan Bowl.
- 1944: Tuskegee University defeated Clark College 12-7 in the fourth Vulcan Bowl.
- 1943: Texas College defeated Tuskegee University 13-10 in the third Vulcan Bowl.
- 1942: 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team beat Texas A&M 29-21 in the Cotton Bowl.
- 1942: Langston College defeated Morris Brown College 13-0 in the second Vulcan Bowl.
- 1941: Morris Brown defeated Wilberforce 19-3 at Rickwood Field in the first Vulcan Bowl.