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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; [12] Hank Aaron Stadium and the Hank Aaron Loop in Mobile are named in his honor [13]
Washington County was part of the Mobile metropolitan area but was removed when the OMB released its statistical definitions effective July 2023. [ 2 ] The Mobile Metropolitan Area and Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Metropolitan Area, which comprises all of Baldwin County , together make up the Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope Combined Statistical Area ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Mobile County (/ m oʊ ˈ b iː l / moh-BEEL) is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the third-most populous county in the state after Jefferson and Madison counties.
The Mobile Gazette was founded and began publication shortly after Mobile was captured by United States troops in April 1813 after 33 years under Spanish rule. Another Mobile-based newspaper would begin publishing on December 10, 1821 as The Mobile Commercial Register by former Boston, Massachusetts resident and Savannah, Georgia merchant Jonathan Battelle, along with John W. Townsend of a ...
Eastern Shore is the geographic eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay in southwest Alabama. It extends from just north of Interstate 10 to the southeastern end of the bay near Weeks Bay. Since there is no official boundary set for the "Eastern Shore" its usage is subject to change.
Pages in category "Mass media in Baldwin County, Alabama" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mobile's Press-Register is Alabama's oldest active newspaper, dating back to 1813. [7] The paper focuses on Mobile and Baldwin counties and the city of Mobile, but also serves southwestern Alabama and southeastern Mississippi. [7] Mobile's alternative newspaper is the Lagniappe. [8] The Mobile area's local magazine is Mobile Bay Monthly. [9]