January 10: Difference between revisions

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January 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White was convicted on 9 counts of bribery and conspiracy relating to the Jefferson County sewer construction scandal.
2006: Mayor Bernard Kincaid delivered the 2006 State of the City address.
2004: The band Rewinds made their debut perfomance at The Nick.
1999: Historian Jere King, Jr died in Albany, California.
1993: The Magic City Blues Society was incorporated.
1992: Eric Ramsey was interviewed by the NCAA concerning his pay-for-play allegations against the Auburn Tigers.
1959: Race car crew chief and commentator Larry McReynolds was born in Birmingham.
1958: Entrepreneur Ronnie Dixon was born in Birmingham.
1954: Jefferson County Commissioner Bobby Humphryes was born in Bessemer.
1934: Former Birmingham News editor Franklin Glass died.
1923: 5 miners were killed in the 1923 Dolomite No. 1 Mine explosion.
1920: Buffalo Rock Company chairman Jimmy Lee, Jr was born.
1920: Iranologist Richard Frye was born in Birmingham.
1914: 12 miners were killed in the 1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion.
1913: Saxophonist Haywood Henry was bon in Birmingham.

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 * [[1954]]: [[Jefferson County Commission|Jefferson County Commissioner]] [[Bobby Humphryes]] was born in [[Bessemer]].
 * [[1934]]: Former ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editor [[Franklin Glass]] died.
+* [[1923]]: 5 miners were killed in the [[1923 Dolomite No. 1 Mine explosion]].
 * [[1920]]: [[Buffalo Rock Company]] chairman [[Jimmy Lee, Jr]] was born.
 * 1920: Iranologist [[Richard Frye]] was born in [[Birmingham]].