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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.
* [[F. W. Beall]] became [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Rufus Cobb]] was re-elected [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]].
* [[Thomas Jeffers]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]].
* [[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.
* [[Andrew Tarrant]] was elected tax assessor for [[Jefferson County]].


===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]].
* [[June 10]]:  [[Edwards Furnace]] was blown in.
 
* [[November 23]]:  [[Alice Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
===Government===
* [[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.
* [[Franklin Glass]] achieved his master's degree at Princeton University.
* [[Robert A. Morris]] joined the [[Alabama National Guard]].
* [[Robert A. Morris]] joined the [[Alabama National Guard]].
* [[John Phillips]] graduated Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, with a bachelor of arts.
* 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 those of Douglas MacArthur, W.C. Fields, Helen Keller, and H. L. Mencken. Deaths in 1880 included those of Lydia Maria Child and Jacques Offenbach.
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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Revision as of 09:39, 21 March 2012

1880 was the ninth year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Individuals

Lloyd Noland courtesy BPL Archives

Births

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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