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'''February 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''February 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
*[[2006]]: [[Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley]] and | *[[2006]]: [[Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley]] and four other rural churches were destroyed by fires set by 3 Birmingham college students. | ||
*[[2000]]: [[Birmingham Thunderbolts|The XFL]] was formally announced. | *[[2000]]: [[Birmingham Thunderbolts|The XFL]] was formally announced. | ||
*[[1995]]: [[List of ballooning events|Skyquest 5]] passes over Birmingham on the way from Chanute, Kansas to Savannah, Georgia, claiming several distance records for the AX-6 size balloon. | *[[1995]]: [[List of ballooning events|Skyquest 5]] passes over Birmingham on the way from Chanute, Kansas to Savannah, Georgia, claiming several distance records for the AX-6 size balloon. |
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February 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2006: Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley and four other rural churches were destroyed by fires set by 3 Birmingham college students.
- 2000: The XFL was formally announced.
- 1995: Skyquest 5 passes over Birmingham on the way from Chanute, Kansas to Savannah, Georgia, claiming several distance records for the AX-6 size balloon.
- 1994: Simon Speights pleaded guilty to felony burglary in Birmingham.
- 1978: Lieutenant Governor and Mayor Albert Boutwell died.
- 1956: Autherine Lucy became the first black student to enroll at the University of Alabama.
- 1943: Singer Dennis Edwards was born in Birmingham.
- 1930: The third Bishop of Birmingham David Foley was born.
- 1926: Writer and educator Richard Yates was born in New York.
- 1912: William H. Sims gave his address, "Why Not Woman's Suffrage in Alabama?" to the Quid pro Quo Club.
- 1818: Sheriff William C. Eubank was the third white settler born in Jefferson County.