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A look back: July 25

1955:

Patricia Todd was born.

1998:

The New York Yankees dedicated a plaque in memory of Mel Allen for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.

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A look back: July 24

1918:

Satchel Paige was sent to the Industrial School for Negro Children in Mount Meigs.

2002:

Music professor Hugh Thomas died.

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A look back: July 22

1972:

The Sloss Blast Furnace Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

2006:

The Function in the Junction jazz festival was held in Erskine Hawkins Park in Ensley.

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A look back: July 21

1894:

The Caldwell Hotel burned to the ground.

1951:

Catcher Sam Hairston made his major-league debut with the Chicago White Sox.

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A look back: July 18

1960:

Construction began on Logan Martin Dam.

2006:

Patricia Todd defeated Gaynell Hendricks for the Alabama House District 54 seat.

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A look back: July 17

1920:

Radio announcer Joe Rumore was born in Birmingham.

2006:

Artist Bill Morgan Freeman died in Birmingham.

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A look back: July 16

1932:

Satchel Paige pitched his first no-hitter in the Negro League.

2007:

Demolition of the 1917 Birmingham News building began.

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