1931:
Pitcher Ivy Andrews debuted with the New York Yankees.
2001:
The Alabama Slammers women’s football team was licensed in the WAFL.
1931:
Pitcher Ivy Andrews debuted with the New York Yankees.
2001:
The Alabama Slammers women’s football team was licensed in the WAFL.
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1914:
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” lyricist Hugh Martin was born.
1985:
The Heaviest Corner on Earth was named to the National Register of Historic Places.
1926:
Jazz musician Urbie Green was born in Mobile.
2002:
The Club purchased the adjacent 6.5 acres of land which once housed Baby Doe’s Matchless Mine restaurant.
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1895:
Henry M. Caldwell, president of the Elyton Land Company, died in Birmingham.
1998:
Musician, bandleader and insurance executive Joe Giattina died.
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1887:
The Magic City Guards were formally disbanded.
2005:
The second-annual Southern Heritage Festival opened at Kelly Ingram Park.
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