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2003 was the 132nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

May 30: Art Franklin delivered his final newscast at WBRC 6 before moving to Atlanta.
September 9: 68% of voters rejected Amendment One, Governor Bob Riley's proposal to make Alabama's tax system more progressive.
October 14: Bernard Kincaid and Carole Smitherman qualified for a runoff in the 2003 Birmingham mayoral election.
November 4: Bernard Kincaid defeated Carole Smitherman in the mayoral runoff.

May 17–18: The first race was held at Barber Motorsports Park
June 11: The 8th annual 2003 Rickwood Classic was held; the Birmingham Barons defeated the Hunstville Stars 5-1
June 14: The first North America Cup was held at Lakeshore Foundation

See Also:

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2003

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 * [[May 30]]: [[Art Franklin]] delivered his final newscast at [[WBRC 6]] before moving to Atlanta.
 * [[September 9]]: 68% of voters rejected [[Bob Riley#Amendment One|Amendment One]], Governor [[Bob Riley]]'s proposal to make Alabama's tax system more progressive.
+* [[October 14]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] and [[Carole Smitherman]] qualified for a runoff in the [[2003 Birmingham mayoral election]].
+* [[November 4]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] defeated [[Carole Smitherman]] in the [[2003 Birmingham mayoral election|mayoral runoff]].
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