August 4: Difference between revisions

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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.
2006: The 3rd annual Southern Heritage Festival began on two stages at the Railroad Park site.
2001: Joe Muggs opened at The Summit.
2000: Ajani was born at Indianapolis Zoo.
1998: Nearly 168,000 residents voted in the MAPS referrendum.
1986: The USFL suspended their scheduled fall season, effectively ending the Birmingham Stallions.
1956: Edwin Stephenson, murderer of Father James Coyle, died in Birmingham.
1950: 1910 Birmingham Barons star pitcher Harry Coveleski died in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
1931: The mysterious Wood/Williams murders occured in the woods of Shades Mountain.
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 serviceman to die in World War I, was born in Pratt City.
1875: Pioneer plantation owner Williamson Hawkins died.

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 * [[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]].
+* [[1887]]: [[Kelly Ingram]], the first American serviceman to die in [[World War I]], was born in [[Pratt City]].
+* [[1875]]: Pioneer plantation owner [[Williamson Hawkins]] died.
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-* [[1875]]: Pioneer plantation owner [[Williamson Hawkins]] died.