August 25: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:47, 8 May 2011

August 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: 2009 Birmingham City Council election
2009: Walter Maddox reelected to second term as Mayor of Tuscaloosa.
2006: The second annual Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival began at Sloss Furnaces.
2001: A new playground at Triangle Park in Forest Park was dedicated.
2001: Tryouts for the Alabama Slammers women's football team were held at McLendon Park.
1997: A dropped steel coil punched 11 holes in I-20/59 near 24th Street North.
1979: San Antonio Charros 17 - Alabama Slammers 10 at Legion Field.
1979: Archbishop Joseph Marino was ordained at Cathedral of St Paul.
1963: The Cahaba River Group split off from the Eastview 13 Klavern of the Ku Klux Klan.
1960: Eastwood Mall, The South's first indoor shopping mall, opened its doors with Governor John Patterson and Mayor Jimmy Morgan presiding.
1960: Actress Ashley Crow was born in Birmingham.
1952: Musician and producer Peter Wolf was born in Austria.
1946: Author Charles Ghigna was born in New York.
1939: Film director John Badham was born in England.
1937: Music minister Aubrey Edwards was born.
1932: Biologist Dan Holliman was born in Jefferson County.
1928: Businessman James Bowron died.
1919: Alabama Governor George Wallace was born in Clio.
1886: Edouard Sidel married Jeanne Legras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1855: Alabama Governor Russell Cunningham was born in Lawrence County.
1818: Farmer, merchant and entrepreneur John Westbrook was born in North Carolina.

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 * [[2009]]: [[2009 Birmingham City Council election]]
+* 2009: [[Walter Maddox]] reelected to second term as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
 * [[2006]]: The second annual [[Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival]] began at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
 * [[2001]]: A new playground at [[Triangle Park]] in [[Forest Park]] was dedicated.