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Vivian Juanita Malone Jones (July 15, 1942 – October 13, 2005) was one of the first two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963, and in 1965 became the university's first black graduate. She was made famous when George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, attempted to block her and James Hood from enrolling at the all-white ...
Mobile is the birthplace of five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Only New York City and Chicago can claim to be the birthplace of more members of the Hall. Hank Aaron, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and 2nd on the all-time home run list; [13] Hank Aaron Stadium and the Hank Aaron Loop in Mobile are named in his honor [14]
History of Alabama. Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years. During 1720, when France warred with Spain, Mobile was on the battlefront, so the capital moved west to Biloxi. [1] In 1763, Britain took control of the colony following their victory in the Seven Years ...
Mackena Bell born (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 34) Sherry Blakley born 16 March 1962, died 13 February 2011 (aged 48) Lia Block born (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 17) Toni Breidinger born (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 25) Lindsay Brewer born (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) Carol Burkett born 1945.
George Edward McNally (December 24, 1923 — December 16, 1987) was an American lawyer, soldier, politician and bureaucrat. Born and educated in Illinois, he became a community leader in Mobile, Alabama and its first Republican mayor elected since Reconstruction, after winning election as the city's Public Safety Commissioner in the 1960s.
Launched on 15 April 1986, [1] the Racing Post is a daily national print and digital publisher specializing in the British horse racing industry and horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting. The paper was founded by UAE (United Arab Emirates) Prime Minister and Sheikh of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , a racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by ...
A map of Mobile Bay and surroundings during the American Civil War. Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War was an important port city on the Gulf of Mexico for the Confederate States of America. Mobile fell to the Union Army late in the war following successful attacks on the defenses of Mobile Bay by the Union Navy .
Katie Ledecky is the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history.The 27-year-old has made waves since 2012, winning 14 medals, nine of them gold. Long-distance swimming is her particular ...