July 18: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:20, 6 January 2011

July 18 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: Alabama Warriors tied the Memphis Panthers 16-16 in Memphis.
2006: Summerfest's production of Oliver! opened at the Virginia Samford Theatre
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.
1997: The Alabama Saints played the Chattanooga Express in Liberty Park.
1986: Parker High School and UAB basketball player Walter Sharpe was born in Huntsville.
1977: Football player Adalius Thomas was born in Equality.
1960: Construction began on Logan Martin Dam.
1956: Nurse and activist Emily Lyons was born.
1903: Governor William Jelks appointed Charles Ferguson to the City Court of Jefferson County.
1859: Foundry owner George Anderson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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 * [[1956]]: Nurse and activist [[Emily Lyons]] was born.
 * [[1903]]: Governor [[William Jelks]] appointed [[Charles Ferguson]] to the [[City Court of Jefferson County]].
+* [[1859]]: Foundry owner [[George Anderson]] was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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