December 6: Difference between revisions

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December 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: African elephant Bulwagi arrived at the Birmingham Zoo.
2008: Several area cities and towns held their annual Christmas parades.
2006: Shoal Creek Mine was idled and 465 workers were laid off.
2006: The Wachovia Bank branch (opened in 1969 as the BTNB Eastwood branch) outside Eastwood Mall was closed and later demolished.
1980: Baseball player Ehren Wassermann was born in Sylacauga.
1974: The Homewood City Council declared the day as Homewood Patriots Day in honor of Homewood High School's first football state championship.
1965: Television station WBMG 42 went on the air.
1959: Lawrence Conaway was born.
1951: Hugo Black's first wife, Josephine, died after a long illness.
1949: Racially-motivated murder victim Virgil Ware was born.
1910: Industrialist Henry F. DeBardeleben died.

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 * 2006: The [[Wachovia Bank]] branch (opened in [[1969]] as the [[BTNB Eastwood branch]]) outside [[Eastwood Mall]] was closed and later demolished.
 * [[1980]]: [[Baseball player]] [[Ehren Wassermann]] was born in [[Sylacauga]].
+* [[1974]]: The [[Homewood City Council]] declared the day as Homewood Patriots Day in honor of [[Homewood High School]]'s first football state championship.
 * [[1965]]: Television station [[WBMG 42]] went on the air.
 * [[1959]]: [[Lawrence Conaway]] was born.