June 16: Difference between revisions

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June 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Ashley Mac's opened in Bluff Park.
2006: The 2006 City Stages kicked off at Linn Park.
2006: The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performed "Classics Under the Stars" for Sounds for Summer at Caldwell Park.
2003: Daniel Alarcón's story "City of Clowns" appeared in The New Yorker to rave reviews.
2000: The 12th Annual City Stages began in and around Linn Park.
1995: The 7th Annual City Stages began in and around Linn Park.
1993: Groundbreaking for the Alys Stephens Center was held.
1990: A revived Cousin Cliff's Clubhouse starring Cliff Holman debuted on WBRC-TV
1989: The first City Stages kicked off at Linn Park.
1986: The Harbert Center opened.
1978: Cobb Theatres opened the Cinema City 8 multiplex at Roebuck Shopping City.
1971: The Allman Brothers played Municipal Auditorium with Melting Pot.
1969: Governor Albert Brewer announced the creation of the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) as a separate institution within the University of Alabama System.
1967: The City of Hoover was incorporated.
1959: Residents of Killough Springs voted in favor of annexation into the City of Birmingham.
1948: The Martin Biscuit Company dissolved.
1927: Jeff Calloway was abducted and beaten by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
1916: Donald Beatty soloed a small plane he constructed himself at his grandfather's farm in Tarrant.

Earl Hilliard Jr, born June 16, 1969

2006: The 2006 North America Cup was held at the Lakeshore Foundation.
1995: Shreveport Pirates 31 - Birmingham Barracudas 28 at Independence Stadium.
1990: Sam "The Great Kaiser" Tenenbaum defeated Bullet Bob Armstrong to claim the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship at Birmingham International Raceway.
1984: Birmingham Stallions 35 - Memphis Showboats 20 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
1979: Alabama Vulcans 39 - Arkansas Champs 14 at Legion Field.

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 [[Image:Earl Hilliard Jr.jpg|right|thumb|Earl Hilliard Jr, born June 16, 1969]]
 ==Births==
+* [[1991]]: [[Sloss Furnaces]] education coordinator [[Ty Malugani]] was born in California.
 * [[1987]]: Singer [[Diana DeGarmo]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1982]]: NFL wide receiver [[Jerrico Cotchery]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1969]]: State Representative [[Earl Hilliard Jr]] was born in [[Montgomery]].
+* [[1962]]: Chef and restaurateur [[Beverly Russell]] was born.
 * [[1942]]: Soul singer [[Eddie Levert]] was born in [[Bessemer]].
+* [[1912]]: [[United Ability]] co-founder [[Dorothy Levy]] was born.
 ==Deaths==