August 4: Difference between revisions

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August 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Ford dealer and ad spokesman Jim Skinner died.
2006: Restaurant G closed.
2006: The 3rd annual Southern Heritage Festival began on two stages at the Railroad Park site.
2001: Books-A-Million opened at The Summit.
1998: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the MAPS referrendum.
1986: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, effectively ending the Birmingham Stallions.
1931: The mysterious Wood/Williams murders occured in the woods of Shades Mountain.
1911: Businessman and entrepreneur Elton B. Stephens was born.
1889: Brother Bryan was installed as Third Presbyterian Church's first permanent pastor.
1887: Kelly Ingram, the first American soildier to die in World War I, was born in Pratt City.

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 * 2006: The 3rd annual [[Southern Heritage Festival]] began on two stages at the  [[Railroad Park]] site.
 * [[2001]]: [[Books-A-Million]] opened at [[The Summit]].
-* [[1998]]: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the [[MAPS]] referrendum.  * [[1986]]: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, which was to be the first in direct competition with the NFL.  This was effectively the end of the [[Birmingham Stallions]].
+* [[1998]]: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the [[MAPS]] referrendum.
+* [[1986]]: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, effectively ending the [[Birmingham Stallions]].
 * [[1931]]: The mysterious [[Wood/Williams murders]] occured in the woods of [[Shades Mountain]].
 * [[1911]]: Businessman and entrepreneur [[Elton B. Stephens]] was born.