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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[16th Street Baptist Church]] bought the property of its current site. | * [[16th Street Baptist Church]] bought the property of its current site. | ||
* [[Linn's Crossing Cemetery]] and [[Graham Cemetery]] were established. | * [[Linn's Crossing Cemetery]] and [[Graham Cemetery]] were established. | ||
* [[Daniel Payne College|Payne Institute]] was established. | * [[Daniel Payne College|Payne Institute]] was established. | ||
* [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church]] in [[Bibb County]] was founded. | * [[Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church]] in [[Bibb County]] was founded. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[June 10]]: [[Edwards Furnace]] was blown in. | |||
* [[November 23]]: [[Alice Furnace No. 1]] was blown in. | |||
* [[A. O. Lane]] became editor of the ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]''. | * [[A. O. Lane]] became editor of the ''[[Birmingham Iron Age]]''. | ||
* [[Samuel Greene]] began practicing law in [[Jasper]]. | * [[Samuel Greene]] began practicing law in [[Jasper]]. | ||
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* [[James Van Hoose]] went to work for the [[J. M. Maxwell and Company]] wholesale grocers. | * [[James Van Hoose]] went to work for the [[J. M. Maxwell and Company]] wholesale grocers. | ||
* The [[Woodward Iron Company]] began operations in the [[Birmingham District]]. | * The [[Woodward Iron Company]] began operations in the [[Birmingham District]]. | ||
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* [[Rufus Cobb]] was re-elected [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[Thomas Jeffers]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[Andrew Tarrant]] was elected tax assessor for [[Jefferson County]]. | |||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
[[Image:Lloyd Noland.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Lloyd Noland {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,1847}}]] | |||
* [[F. W. Beall]] became [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | |||
* [[Brother Bryan]] entered the University of North Carolina. | * [[Brother Bryan]] entered the University of North Carolina. | ||
* [[Robert A. Morris]] joined the [[Alabama National Guard]]. | * [[Robert A. Morris]] joined the [[Alabama National Guard]]. | ||
* Physician [[Charles Whelan]] moved to Birmingham. | * Physician [[Charles Whelan]] moved to Birmingham. | ||
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* [[May 6]]: [[William Simmons]], founder of the 2nd [[Ku Klux Klan]] | * [[May 6]]: [[William Simmons]], founder of the 2nd [[Ku Klux Klan]] | ||
* [[July 25]]: [[Lloyd Noland]], physician | * [[July 25]]: [[Lloyd Noland]], physician | ||
===Graduations=== | |||
* [[Franklin Glass]] achieved his master's degree at Princeton University. | |||
* [[John Phillips]] graduated Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, with a bachelor of arts. | |||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
In 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first electrically lit city in the world. France annexed Tahiti. Australian bushranger and bank robber Ned Kelly was hanged. The First Boer War began. | In 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first electrically lit city in the world. France annexed Tahiti. James Garfield defeated Winfield S. Hancock in the presidential election. Australian bushranger and bank robber Ned Kelly was hanged. The First Boer War began. | ||
Notable births included | Notable births included army general Douglas MacArthur, actor W.C. Fields, spokeswoman Helen Keller, journalist H. L. Mencken, sculptor Jacob Epstein, and Secretary of State George Marshall. Notable deaths included novelist Lydia Maria Child, composer Jacques Offenbach, and writer Mary Anne Evans (a.k.a. George Eliot). | ||
{{Decade box|188|187|189}} | {{Decade box|188|187|189}} | ||
[[Category:1880|*]] | [[Category:1880|*]] |
Revision as of 09:39, 21 March 2012
1880 was the ninth year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- 16th Street Baptist Church bought the property of its current site.
- Linn's Crossing Cemetery and Graham Cemetery were established.
- Payne Institute was established.
- Pleasant Sabine Baptist Church in Bibb County was founded.
Business
- June 10: Edwards Furnace was blown in.
- November 23: Alice Furnace No. 1 was blown in.
- A. O. Lane became editor of the Birmingham Iron Age.
- Samuel Greene began practicing law in Jasper.
- Sisters Bertha and Estella Sommers founded the Parisian Dry Goods & Millinery Company.
- James Van Hoose went to work for the J. M. Maxwell and Company wholesale grocers.
- The Woodward Iron Company began operations in the Birmingham District.
Government
- Rufus Cobb was re-elected Governor of Alabama.
- Thomas Jeffers was re-elected Mayor of Birmingham.
- Andrew Tarrant was elected tax assessor for Jefferson County.
Individuals
- F. W. Beall became Chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
- Brother Bryan entered the University of North Carolina.
- Robert A. Morris joined the Alabama National Guard.
- Physician Charles Whelan moved to Birmingham.
Births
- May 6: William Simmons, founder of the 2nd Ku Klux Klan
- July 25: Lloyd Noland, physician
Graduations
- Franklin Glass achieved his master's degree at Princeton University.
- John Phillips graduated Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, with a bachelor of arts.
Context
In 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first electrically lit city in the world. France annexed Tahiti. James Garfield defeated Winfield S. Hancock in the presidential election. Australian bushranger and bank robber Ned Kelly was hanged. The First Boer War began.
Notable births included army general Douglas MacArthur, actor W.C. Fields, spokeswoman Helen Keller, journalist H. L. Mencken, sculptor Jacob Epstein, and Secretary of State George Marshall. Notable deaths included novelist Lydia Maria Child, composer Jacques Offenbach, and writer Mary Anne Evans (a.k.a. George Eliot).
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