July 28: Difference between revisions

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July 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: Paramount yogurt shop opened in the Roden Block downtown.
2008: Willow was born at the Birmingham Zoo.
2007: The Steeldogs played the Cincinnati Jungle Kats at the BJCC.
1988: The current Dubba Dubba Twins, Erica and Monica Stacey of Centreville, were born.
1984: NFL linebacker DeMeco Ryans was born in Bessemer.
1977: NFL offensive tackle Chris Samuels was born in Mobile.
1953: Former Ku Klux Klan leader and "Stormfront" founder Don Black was born in Athens, Limestone County.
1949: Vida Blue was born.
1949: Three sticks of dynamite were thrown into the home of Milton Curry, Jr but did not explode.
1934: The National Balloon Race was postponed for 24 hours due to rain.
1924: Civil Rights activist Anne Braden was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1909: The Brooklyn Superbas bought pitcher Eddie Dent's contract from the Winston-Salem Twins.
1890: Architect Harry Pembleton was born in Goshen, New York.
1886: Sanitation engineer and Mayor of Fairfield A. Clinton Decker was born in Prince Bay, New York.

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 * [[1953]]: Former [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader and "Stormfront" founder [[Don Black]] was born in Athens, Limestone County.
 * [[1949]]: [[Vida Blue]] was born.
-* 1949: Three sticks of [[Bombingham|dynamite]] were thrown into the home of [[Milton Curry, Jr]] but did not explode.
+* 1949: Three sticks of [[List of racially-motivated bombings|dynamite]] were thrown into the home of [[Milton Curry, Jr]] but did not explode.
 * [[1934]]: The [[1934 National Balloon Race|National Balloon Race]] was postponed for 24 hours due to rain.
 * [[1924]]: Civil Rights activist [[Anne Braden]] was born in Louisville, Kentucky.