August 4: Difference between revisions

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August 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

The third annual Southern Heritage Festival began its two-day music festival on two stages at the Railroad Reservation Park.

2001: Books-A-Million opened at The Summit.
1998: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the MAPS referrendum. The proposal, which would have raised sales and lodging taxes to fund a variety of projects including a domed stadium was defeated by a vote of 57 to 43 percent.
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.
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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 '''August 4''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
+* [[2007]]: Ford dealer and ad spokesman [[Jim Skinner]] died.
 * [[2006]]: [[Restaurant G]] closed.
 :* The third annual [[Southern Heritage Festival]] began its two-day music festival on two stages at the [[Railroad Reservation Park]].