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1994 Heather Whitestone, 21, (Ala), crowned 68th Miss America 1995
1990 72nd PGA Championship: Wayne Grady shoots a 282 at Shoal Creek Ala 1984 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala 1969 Michelle Morse, Ft. Rucker Ala, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1995 1968 Country's 1st 911 phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala 1967 Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent 1963 Teresa Blake, Tuscaloosa Ala, actress, Gloria Marsh-All My Children 1962 Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer, Olympic-bronze-1988, champ, 1990-92 1958 Mike McGuire, Haleyville Ala, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1956 Montgomery, Ala, removed race-based seat assignments on its buses 1954 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) 1954 Jim Seales, born in Hamilton Ala, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala 1951 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala 1945 Edward J. Caruthers, Jr., Troy Ala, high jumper, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1940 Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester 1937 Dr. Hook, Ray Sawyer, Ala, vocalist, Dr. Hook-When You're in Love 1931 Dean Jones, Decatur Ala, actor, Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug 1930 Ala Odetta, Odetta Holmes, Birmingham, folk singer/actress 1927 Charlie Louvin, Rainsville Ala, country singer, Louvin Brothers 1920 Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer, pitcher 1919 Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala 1919 George C Wallace, Clio Ala, gov-D-Ala, President candidate 1915 Booker T Washington, educator/organizier, dies at 59 in Tuskegee Ala 1903 Tallulah Bankhead, Huntsville Ala, actress, Lifeboat, Die Die Darling 1896 Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala 1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians 1813 U.S. troops under General Coffee destroy indian village at Talladega Ala |
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