March 1

March 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2010: Author Barry Hannah died in Oxford, Mississippi.
• 2008: The 27th annual Mulberry Races were held near Garden City.
• 2008: Hispanic real estate firm Casa Latino held a grand opening in Pelham.
• 2006: Rob Henrikson was appointed CEO of MetLife, Inc.
• 2005: Businessman Houston Brice, Jr died.
• 2005: Mac Underwood was promoted to General Manager of the Birmingham Water Works.
• 1997: The Essex House was imploded.
• 1996: The City of Chelsea was incorporated.
• 1990: Basketball player Ronald Nored, Jr was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 1987: The Homewood Public Library opened in it new location in the former Homewood Chuch of Christ building.
• 1984: Oil company executive J. Bryan Whitworth married former Miss America Donna Axum.
• 1982: Civic booster Temple Tutwiler II died.
• 1976: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3 opened.
• 1962: Football coach Jim McElwain was born in Missoula, Montana.
• 1960: Ted Tibbs became the organist at Southside Baptist Church.
• 1959: The USS Birmingham (CL-62) was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
• 1953: Attorney Luther Strange was born.
• 1932: Architect Wallace Rayfield married Bessie Fulwood Rogers.
• 1920: U. S. Senator John H. Bankhead died.
• 1900: A predecessor of the No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line began operating between Birmingham and Owenton (Birmingham-Southern College).
• 1874: Free School, Birmingham's first public school, opened.
• 1867: Mayor of Birmingham George Ward was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1821: The Presbytery of Alabama was formed at Cahawba with 147 communicants in the state.