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Rickwood and Willie Mays

Rickwood and Willie Mays

SEASON 6  | EPISODE 10 Rickwood Field was built in 1910 so Rick Woodward would have a showplace for his baseball team, the Birmingham Barons. Little did he know that 114 years later, Major League Baseball would host a game on this field. The field has hosted concerts,...
Auburn buys a painting

Auburn buys a painting

SEASON 6  | EPISODE 9 At the end of World War II, another war started, the Cold War. To win the minds and hearts of people around the world against the Soviet Union, the U.S. State Department put together a show of modern art that was to tour the world. The show,...
Johnny Mack Brown, the Rose of Alabama Football

Johnny Mack Brown, the Rose of Alabama Football

SEASON 6  | EPISODE 8 The University of Alabama accepted a bid to play in the 1926 Rose Bowl against powerhouse University of Washington. This was the first time a team from the South was invited to play in this historic event. The underdog Alabama team won the game...
The Alabama gold rush

The Alabama gold rush

SEASON 6  | EPISODE 7 We have grown up hearing stories about the gold rush. But it’s always the California gold rush they are talking about. An event so huge that years later, San Francisco’s NFL team called themselves the ’49ers after the prospectors of the 1849 gold...
Irene Teel sees into the future

Irene Teel sees into the future

SEASON 6  | EPISODE 6 Mrs. Irene, as she was known to neighbors, was born with a sixth sense. From a young age, she was able to find things, easter eggs, misplaced items, or the missing hunting dog. Her father tried to shield her from the scrutiny fortune tellers...