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'''August 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''August 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
* [[2006]]: [[ | * [[2006]]: [[Restaurant G]] closed. | ||
* [[2001]]: [[Books-A-Million]] opened at [[The Summit]]. | * [[2001]]: [[Books-A-Million]] opened at [[The Summit]]. | ||
* [[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]]. | * [[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]]. | ||
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August 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2006: Restaurant G closed.
- 2001: Books-A-Million opened at The Summit.
- 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.
- 1931: The mysterious Wood/Williams murders occured in the woods of Shades Mountain. Sisters Nell and Augusta Williams and their friend Jennie Wood were abducted along Leeds Highway following a Sunday matinee downtown. They were robbed and held captive, then shot. Nell survived the shooting, and accused Willie Peterson of the crimes. Peterson, a black man, was convicted even though there was no other evidence against him.
- 1887: Kelly Ingram, the first American soildier to die in World War I, was born in Pratt City.