November 14: Difference between revisions

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November 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: UAB defeated Memphis 31-21 in the 12th annual Battle for the Bones.
2007: The section of Interstate 22 from Cherry Avenue to Industrial Parkway opened.
2007: Judge Allwin Horn held a hearing regarding Larry Langford's eligibility for the 2007 Birmingham mayoral election.
2006: Bobby Humphryes and Jim Carns were sworn into the Jefferson County Commission.
1986: UAB quarterback Joe Webb was born.
1992: The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute opened.
1974: Actor and football player Johnny Mack Brown died.
1966: 8 finalists for the design of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center were announced.
1965: Baseball player Ewart "Dixie" Walker died in Leeds.
1955: Homewood annexed the communities of Oak Grove and Drexel Hills.
1929: Birmingham Barons baseball player Jimmy Piersall was born.
1916: 30 miners were killed in the 1916 Bessie Mine explosion.
1910: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the USS Birmingham (CL-2).
1882: O'Brien's Opera House opened with a performance of The Black Crook.

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 * [[1955]]: [[Homewood]] annexed the communities of [[Oak Grove]] and [[Drexel Hills]].
 * [[1929]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] baseball player [[Jimmy Piersall]] was born.
+* [[1916]]: 30 miners were killed in the [[1916 Bessie Mine explosion]].
 * [[1910]]: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]''.
 * [[1882]]: [[O'Brien's Opera House]] opened with a performance of ''The Black Crook''.
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