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2004 Hurricane Ivan hits Alabama and Florida killing nearly 30
1998 George Wallace, politician, infamous Alabama governor, dies at 79 1998 Woman's Clinic in Birmingham Alabama bombed, 1 killed 1997 Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss 1996 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama) 1995 Southern Alabama begins using new area code 334 1994 Church in Piedmont Alabama collapses in tornado, 19 killed 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25 1991 L'Express Airlines Beechcraft C-99 crashes in Alabama, killing 13 1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama 1987 Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama 1987 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama 1987 Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874 1986 Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick 1986 Guy Hunt elected 1st Republican governor of Alabama in 112 years 1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire 1985 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win 1984 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1984 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama 1983 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1983 Stephanie Kay Ashmore, of Alabama, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson 1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, U.S. football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 1983 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time 1982 Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins) 1982 Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager 1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell 1980 Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship 1979 Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage 1979 Luann Roberts, Miss Alabama Teen USA 1996 1979 Tara Tucker, Miss Alabama Teen USA 1997 1977 Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison 1975 42nd Sugar Bowl: Alabama 13 beats Penn State 6 1975 Scott Tucker, Birmingham, Alabama, 400m/800m freestyle relay 1996 Olympics 1974 Alison McCreary, Florence Alabama, Miss America, Alabama-4th-1997 1973 40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23 1973 John Zimmerman, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Steigler 1973 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech 77-6 1973 Leigh Sherer, Jasper Alabama, Miss America, Alabama-Top 10-1996 1973 Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in U.S. collapses (Alabama) 1972 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace 1972 Assassination attempt on governor George Wallace of Alabama 1972 Mia Hamm, born in Selma, Alabama, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Erick Walder, Mobile Alabama, triple jumper 1970 Benita Brooks, Miss Alabama USA 1996 1970 Nick Castaneda, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Dawn Piepenbrink 1969 Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Fed Exp 1968 Mark Lenzi, born in Huntsville, Alabama, diver 1996 Olympics bronze 1968 Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41 1968 LeShundra Nathan, born in Birmingham, Alabama, heptathlete 1968 Donna D'Errico, born in Dothan, Alabama, playmate, Sep, 1995 1967 Mike Mordecai, Birmingham, Alabama, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1966 Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Resga Riggins, Trussville Alabama, Miss Alabama-America 1991 1966 -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C), New Market, Alabama (state record) 1965 Vivian Malone, is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama 1965 Hal Morris, born in Fort Rucker, Alabama, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Alabama state troopers and 600 black protestors clash in Selma 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama 1964 Lillie Leatherwood, born in Northport, Alabama, 4X400m relayer 1984 Olympics gold 1964 Courtney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Family Ties, Monica-Friends 1963 Michael Lofton, Montgomery, Alabama, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1963 20 black students entered public schools in Alabama 1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools 1963 Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Alabama Governor George C. Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS 1963 Kimberley Conrad Hefner, born in Moulton, Alabama, playmate of year, Jan, 1988 1963 Governor Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama 1963 Race riot in Birmingham Alabama 1963 Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama 1963 Julia Campbell, born in Huntsville, Alabama, actress, Opportunity Knocks 1963 George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" 1962 Nancy Ramsbottom, born in Birmingham, Alabama, LPGA golfer, 1994 McCall's-2nd 1962 Jensen Buchanan, born in Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 Alonzo Babers, born in Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1961 Jensen Buchanan, Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1961 Carl Lewis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, American Athlete 1961 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1961 Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed and burned in Alabama 1961 Jimmy Key, born in Huntsville, Alabama, pitcher, Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Orioles 1960 Stephen Brent Lowery, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Sprint 1959 1st Liberty Bowl game-Penn State beats Alabama 7-0 1959 Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1959 Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1958 Julie Gholson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Where the Lilies Bloom 1958 Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1956 Mae C Jemison, Decatur Alabama, MD/astronaut, STS-47 1956 1st state-wide, state-supported educational TV network, Alabama 1956 Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1956 Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled 1956 University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1956 Autherine J Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1955 Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks 1955 Alabama woman bruised by a meteor 1955 20.33" (51.64 cm) of rainfall, Axis, Alabama (state record) 1954 Condredge Holloway, Alabama, CFL quarterback, Ottawa, Toronto 1953 Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group 1953 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS-33, 49, 61, 73 1952 Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths 1952 Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music 1951 Ransom Wilson, Tuscaloosa Alabama, flutist, Soliste New York 1950 Pat Swindall, born in Gadsden, Alabama, Representative-R-Georgia 1985 - 1989 1950 Lionel Richie, born in Alabama, singer, Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover 1949 Randy Owen, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music 1949 Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Jeff Cook, Fort Payne, Alabama, country guitar/vocalist, Alabama - Mountain Music 1949 James S. Voss, born Cordova, Alabama, Major USA/astronaut, STS-44, 53, 69 1949 William King, Alabama, soul trumpeteer, Commodores-Easy 1948 Kate Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Rookies, Charlie's Angels 1948 Nell Carter, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo 1947 Robert E. Cramer, born in Huntsville, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1991 - 2009 1947 Emmylou Harris, born in Birmingham, Alabama, country singer, Together Again 1947 Sanford Bishop, born in Mobile, Alabama, Representative-D-Georgia 1993 - 1946 Jimmy Buffett, born in Mobile, Alabama, vocalist, Margaritaville 1946 Hubie Green, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977 1944 Fannie Flagg, Birmingham, Alabama, actress/comediene, Candid Camera 1944 Race riots in Athens Alabama 1944 J R Cobb, Birmingham, Alabama, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV 1943 Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers 1943 Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Captain and Tennille 1942 Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker, Temptations 1942 Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer, Stand by your Man 1942 Earl F. Hilliard, born in Birmingham, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1993 - 2003 1942 Mitch McConnell, born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Senator-R-Kentucky 1985 - 1941 Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Wilson Pickett, born in Prattville, Alabama, R&B singer, Funky Broadway 1941 Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician, Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour 1940 John Lewis, born in Troy, Alabama, Representative-D-Georgia 1987 - 1939 Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker, Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down 1939 Jim Yester, born in Birmingham, Alabama, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association 1937 Albert Hall, Boothton Alabama, actor, Trouble in Mind, Ryan's 4 1937 Ronnie Flippo, born in Florence, Alabama, Representative-D-New York 1977 - 1991 1937 Polly Holliday, born in Jasper, Alabama, actress, Flo-Alice, Flo-Flo 1937 Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm 1937 Terry Everett, born in Dothan, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1993 - 2009 1935 Eddie Floyd, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer/composer, California Girl, Falcons 1934 Louise Fletcher, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest 1934 Richard Shelby, born in Birmingham, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1979 - 1987, Senator-D-Alabama 1987- 1934 Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1933 Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A 1933 Wayne Rogers, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actor, M*A*S*H, House Calls, Chiefs 1932 Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut 1932 Sonny Callahan, born in Mobile, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1985 - 2003 1932 Otis Crandell Davis, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relayer 1960 Olympics gold 1931 Scottsboro Boys (accused of raping a white woman) arrested in Alabama 1930 Odetta, Holmes, Birmingham, Alabama, folk singer, Sanctuary 1929 Autherine Lucy, 1st black to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1928 Ezra Sims, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer of microtonal music, Joseph Maneri adopted his system of notation, composed in quarter tones, received Guggenheim Fellowship 1927 Coretta Scott King, born in Marion, Alabama, civil rights leader 1926 Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Hurricane in Florida and Alabama, kills 372 1926 Earl Dewitt Hutto, born in Midland City, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1979 - 1995 1925 112 F (44 degrees C), Centerville, Alabama (state record) 1925 William Louis Dickinson, born in Opelika, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1965 - 1993 1924 Jeremiah Denton, born in Mobile, Alabama, Senator-R-Alabama, 1981 - 1986 1924 Ira Louvin, born in Rainsville, Alabama, country singer, Louvin Brothers 1922 1st living person identified on a U.S. coin (Thomas E Kirby) on the Alabama Centennial half-dollar 1921 Tom Bevill, born in Townley, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1967 - 1997 1920 Marjorie S. Holt, born in Birmingham, Alabama, Representative-R-Maryland 1973 - 1987 1920 Tornadoes kill 219 in Alabama and Mississippi 1920 Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama and Mississippi 1918 John Baragrey, born in Haleyville, Alabama, actor, Creeper, Colossus of New York 1917 R G Armstrong, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actor, T.H.E. Cat 1917 Davis Roberts, born in Mobile, Alabama, actor, Mr. Johnson-Boone 1916 Walker Percy, Birmingham, Alabama, writer, Adventures of a Bad Catholic 1914 Lucille Benson, born in Scottsboro, Alabama, actress, Lilly-Bosom Buddies 1913 William Lehman, born in Selma, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1973 - 1993 1913 Paul "Bear" Bryant, U.S. football coach, Alabama Crimson Tide 1913 David Donald Albritton, born in Danville, Alabama, high jumper 1936 Olympics silver 1913 Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees 1911 Gail Patrick, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy 1909 Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama 1907 Explosion at Yolande Alabama, coal mine kills 91 1903 Paul Page, Birmingham, Alabama, actor, Girl From Havana, Moth 1902 Philip Ober, born in Fort Payne, Alabama, actor, General Stone-I Dream of Jeannie 1901 Robert Van de Graaff, Alabama, physicist, Mobility of Gaseous Ions 1900 Claude Pepper, born in Dudleyville, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1963 - 1989, Senator-D-Florida 1936 - 1951 1899 John Sparkman, born in Hartselle, Alabama, Senator-D-Alabama 1946 - 1979 1890 Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham 1888 Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor, Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres 1886 Hugo L. Black, born in Alabama, Senator-D-Alabama, 78th Supreme Court justice, 1937 - 1971 1884 Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1883 Alabama becomes 1st U.S. state to enact an antitrust law 1881 Booker T. Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute in Alabama 1878 Henry B. Walthall, born in Shelby City, Alabama, actor, Birth of a Nation, Klondike 1873 W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues 1871 English - U.S. treaty ends Alabama dispute 1871 Meeting of Alabama claims commission 1868 1st U.S. parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile Alabama) 1867 Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama 1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 Battle of Citronville, Alabama; Richard Taylor surrenders 1865 Battle of Mobile, Alabama 1865 Mobile, Alabama is captured 1865 Battle of Mobile, Alabama - evacuated by Confederates 1865 Federals capture Ft. Blakely, Alabama 1865 Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely) 1865 Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia 1865 Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, Alabama 1864 Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Gaines, Alabama 1864 CSS "Alabama" sunk by USS "Kearsarge" off Cherbourg, France 1864 Confederate warship CSS Alabama runs into harbor of Cherbourg 1864 Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, FR: USS Kearsage vs. CSS Alabama 1863 Bread revolt in Mobile Alabama 1863 CSS "Alabama" captures "Tailsman" in Mid Atlantic 1863 Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras 1862 Confederate cruiser The Alabama runs aground near London 1861 Union blockades New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile Alabama 1861 Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama 1861 Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1861 Alabama becomes 4th state to secede 1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay 1861 U.S. Ft. Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama 1847 W R Pettiford, Founder, Alabama Penny Savings Bank 1841 Alabama becomes 1st state to license dental surgeons 1819 Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state 1817 Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory and Mississippi 1807 Vice President Aaron Burr arrested in Alabama for treason; later found innocent |
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