July 18: Difference between revisions

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July 18 in the history of the Birmingham District:

The inaugural Sloss Music & Arts Festival kicked off at Sloss Furnaces.
2006: The Birmingham City Council approved an $875,000 two-year contract with Brantley Visioneering to serve as project manager for Phase I of the Railroad Reservation Park.
2006: Patricia Todd defeated Gaynell Hendricks for the Alabama House District 54 seat.
2005: Eric Robert Rudolph was sentenced in Birmingham to two consecutive life terms without parole for the murder of a police officer in the 1998 bombing of an abortion clinic on Southside.
2005: The Princeton BMC Healing Garden opened.
1963: Parisian opened a second store at Five Points West Shopping City.
1960: Construction began on Logan Martin Dam.
1903: Governor William Jelks appointed Charles Ferguson to the City Court of Jefferson County.
1878: The Pratt Coal and Coke Company was incorporated.
1867: The Brierfield Ironworks' furnace blew out.

Walter Sharpe, born July 18, 1986

1986: Parker High School and UAB basketball player Walter Sharpe was born in Huntsville.
1977: Football player Adalius Thomas was born in Equality.
1964: Attorney and former law enforcement officer Todd Henderson was born in Valley, Chambers County.
1956: Nurse and activist Emily Lyons was born.
1948: Birmingham City Schools administrator Tyrone Williams was born.
1859: Foundry owner George Anderson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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 * [[1964]]: Attorney and former law enforcement officer [[Todd Henderson]] was born in Valley, Chambers County.
 * [[1956]]: Nurse and activist [[Emily Lyons]] was born.
+* [[1948]]: [[Birmingham City Schools]] administrator [[Tyrone Williams]] was born.
 * [[1859]]: Foundry owner [[George Anderson]] was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.