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November 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: Willie Mays was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.
- 2013: Octane coffee opened in the Westin Birmingham at Uptown.
- 2005: A triple homicide was committed during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at the Airport Inn.
- 1991: "Red Mountain", a granite sculpture by Dimitri Hazni, was installed outside the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse.
- 1932: Louis Pizitz served 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to the needy at his downtown store.
- 1926: William Rushton Jr married Elizabeth Perry.
- 1911: A fire destroyed the plant of Roberts & Son, printers.
- 1903: Kelly Ingram joined the U.S. Navy.
- 1874: George S. Houston succeeded David P. Lewis as Governor of Alabama
Births
- 1946: Singer Linda Manning was born in Cullman.
- 1943: Chemist Margaret Tolbert was born in Suffolk, Virginia.
- 1939: Rock vocalist and guitarist Jim Yester was born in Birmingham.
- 1917: Businessman Houston Brice Jr was born.
- 1909: Evangelist Lee Roberson was born in Southern Indiana.
- 1891: Radio critic Ben Gross was born in Birmingham.
- 1873: Physician Logwood Goin was born in Florence.
Deaths
- 2010: Former elementary school principal Louis LeVaughn died.
- 2005: A triple homicide was committed during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at the Airport Inn.
- 1970: Baseball player Ivy Andrews died.
Sports
- 2012: Alabama won the Iron Bowl 49-0 at home.
- 2007: Auburn won the Iron Bowl 17-10 at home.
- 2007: UAB Blazers lost 46-39 to Marshall in Huntingdon, West Virginia.
- 1984: The 10th annual Vulcan Run was held.
- 1978: UAB Blazers basketball team played their first-ever game, losing to Nebraska 64-55 before a crowd of 14,800 at the BJCC Coliseum.