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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was founded. | * ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' was founded. | ||
* April 27: [[Leeds]] was incorporated. | * [[April 27]]: [[Leeds]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[May 1]]: [[Ferdinand Neville]] was appointed the first full-time chief of the [[Birmingham Fire Department]]. | |||
* [[Avondale]] was founded. | * [[Avondale]] was founded. | ||
* [[Leeds]] was incorporated. | * [[Leeds]] was incorporated. | ||
* The [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] was extended to [[Ensley]]. | * The [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] was extended to [[Ensley]]. | ||
* The [[Coalburg Coal and Coke Company]] | * The [[Coalburg Coal and Coke Company]] was sold to the [[Sloss Iron and Steel Company]]. | ||
* [[Edward M. Tutwiler]] | * [[Edward M. Tutwiler]] was married to the former Margaret Lee Chewning. | ||
* [[Parisian|Parisian Dry Goods & Millinery Company]] founded. | * [[Parisian|Parisian Dry Goods & Millinery Company]] was founded. | ||
* [[Samford University|Howard College]] | * [[Samford University|Howard College]] moved to [[East Lake]]. | ||
* [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]] founded. | * [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]] was founded. | ||
* September 20: [[John Henry]] | * [[September 20]]: [[John Henry]] competed in a legendary contest against a steam hammer. | ||
* [[SouthTrust Bank|Birmingham Trust and Savings Company]] founded. | * The [[SouthTrust Bank|Birmingham Trust and Savings Company]] was founded. | ||
* [[Loveman's|Loveman & Joseph]] founded. | * [[Loveman's|Loveman & Joseph]] department store was founded. | ||
* [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] founded. | * The [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] was founded. | ||
* [[A. H. Parker]] | * [[A. H. Parker]] arrived in Birmingham. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* August 4: [[Kelly Ingram]] | * [[August 4]]: [[World War I]] hero [[Kelly Ingram]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* November 19: [[Jack Nabors]] | * [[November 19]]: Baseball player [[Jack Nabors]] was born in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
* [[Theophilus Jowers]], furnace worker | * [[Theophilus Jowers]], a furnace worker, was killed at [[Alice Furnace]]. | ||
* [[William Brodie]], labor leader | * [[William Brodie]], labor leader, died. | ||
==Buildings== | ==Buildings== | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 4 May 2007
1887 was the 16th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham in 1871.
Events
- The Birmingham News was founded.
- April 27: Leeds was incorporated.
- May 1: Ferdinand Neville was appointed the first full-time chief of the Birmingham Fire Department.
- Avondale was founded.
- Leeds was incorporated.
- The Birmingham Southern Railroad was extended to Ensley.
- The Coalburg Coal and Coke Company was sold to the Sloss Iron and Steel Company.
- Edward M. Tutwiler was married to the former Margaret Lee Chewning.
- Parisian Dry Goods & Millinery Company was founded.
- Howard College moved to East Lake.
- Hall-Kent Elementary School was founded.
- September 20: John Henry competed in a legendary contest against a steam hammer.
- The Birmingham Trust and Savings Company was founded.
- Loveman & Joseph department store was founded.
- The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was founded.
- A. H. Parker arrived in Birmingham.
Births
- August 4: World War I hero Kelly Ingram was born in Birmingham.
- November 19: Baseball player Jack Nabors was born in Birmingham.
Deaths
- Theophilus Jowers, a furnace worker, was killed at Alice Furnace.
- William Brodie, labor leader, died.
Buildings
Sports
- The Birmingham Barons began playing professional baseball.
Books
- Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical by John Witherspoon Dubose
Context
1887 was the year of the first Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Anne Sullivan was hired to teach Helen Keller. Gottleib Daimler completed his first automobile. Queen Victoria celebrated her golden jubilee after 50 years on the throne. Flooding of the Yellow River in China killed 900,000. 1887 births include Chico Marx, Fatty Arbuckle, Marc Chagall, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Marcus Garvey, Le Corbusier, Chiang Kai-shek, and Georgia O'Keefe. Deaths included Henry Ward Beecher, Dorothea Dix, and Emma Lazarus.
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