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November 21, 1987
Jim Folsom, American politician and 42nd Governor of Alabama (born 1908)
Jim Folsom
James Elisha "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959. He was the first Governor of Alabama born in the 20th century.
List of governors of Alabama
The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.
November 21
November 21 is the 325th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 40 days remain until the end of the year.