July 4: Difference between revisions

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July 4 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: Former UAB administrator Gloria Howton died.
2009: Hot dog vendor Billy Pappas died.
2007: African red river hogs Star, Spangle, and Banner went on display at the Birmingham Zoo.
2006: African red river hogs Star, Spangle, and Banner were born.
2005: Dutch F-16 fighters equipped with infrared sensors unsuccessfully scanned Aruba's waters for Natalee Holloway's body.
1996: The Regions Center displayed 1996 Olympic Games graphics through July 28.
1989: The Statue of Liberty was dedicated at Liberty Park.
1980: The first annual Peavine Falls Run was held at Oak Mountain State Park.
1976: Trieu Duong and his family arrived in the United States from Viet Nam.
1955: Asian elephant Mona went on display at the Birmingham Zoo.
1954: WBRC-TV became a CBS affiliate.
1949: WBRC-TV began broadcasting on VHF channel 4.
1933: Songwriter Baker Knight was born.
1930: Country singer Marion Worth was born in Birmingham.
1916: Merchant A. B. Loveman died in Birmingham.
1914: Salvation Army commander Luther Smith was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1892: Businessman A. G. Gaston was born.
1891: The original 21st Street Viaduct was dedicated.
1881: Tuskegee Institute opened.
1873: A cholera epidemic spread to the general population following an Independence Day celebration at Blount Springs.
1872: A fire destroyed 13 buildings in early Birmingham.
1853: The Alabama locomotive chugged into Shelby County.

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 * [[1976]]: [[Trieu Duong]] and his family arrived in the United States from Viet Nam.
 * [[1955]]: Asian elephant [[Mona]] went on display at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
-* [[1954]]: [[WBRC 6WBRC-TV]] became a CBS affiliate.
+* [[1954]]: [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] became a CBS affiliate.
 * [[1949]]: [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] began broadcasting on VHF channel 4.
 * [[1933]]: Songwriter [[Baker Knight]] was born.