. ▁Born : ▁Tim ▁Hard away , ▁American ▁NBA ▁player , ▁in ▁Chicago ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁Alabama ▁Governor ▁George ▁C . ▁Wal lace ▁signed ▁a ▁bill ▁into ▁law , ▁ref using ▁to ▁accept ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁government ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁education ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁law , ▁intended ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁from ▁forcing ▁ra cial ▁des eg reg ation ▁in ▁Alabama ▁schools , ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁gu idel ines ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁Education ▁and ▁W elf are . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Wal lace ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁pushed ▁the ▁bill ▁" in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁pres erving ▁the ▁fre ed oms ▁and ▁rights ▁of ▁our ▁people ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁dec isions ▁that ▁determine ▁the ▁dest iny ▁of ▁their ▁children ". ▁ ▁Less ▁than ▁three ▁hours ▁earlier , ▁the ▁measure ▁had ▁been ▁approved , ▁ 7 0 - 1 8 , ▁by ▁the ▁Alabama ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁state ▁Senate , ▁ 2 8 - 7 . ▁ ▁" The ▁governor ' s ▁effort ▁only ▁delayed ▁the ▁in ev itable ", ▁an ▁author ▁would ▁note ▁later , ▁but ▁would ▁note ▁that ▁even ▁in ▁December , ▁after ▁the ▁school ▁seg reg ation ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁legal , ▁only ▁ 2 . 4 % ▁of ▁black ▁students ▁in ▁Alabama ▁were ▁att ending ▁formerly ▁all - white ▁schools . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁exp elled ▁Soviet