May 1: Difference between revisions

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May 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Vounteers await deployment on May 1, 1898

2013: Krewe on First opened.
2012: Freshfully opened a retail produce shop in Avondale.
2009: Bici Cooperative held a grand opening for their bike shop at Rhodes Park.
2008: Aldi on Gene Reed Road in Roebuck opened.
2006: Dispatcher Ron McGuffie took a leave of absence to run for Sheriff of Jefferson County.
2005: The Joe Muggs newsstand at Five Points South closed.
2004: Do Dah Day was held in the bowl parks on Highland Avenue.
1983: Gerry Mitchell opened Almost Famous art gallery at Five Points South.
1936: Ersie Bradford became the first African American to serve on a Jefferson County jury.
1935: The Birmingham School of the Bible held its first classes.
1933: Hugo Black recommended Cooper Green for Postmaster of Birmingham.
1925: The Redmont Hotel opened.
1917: The Smallman-Brice Construction Company was incorporated.
1908: The Mary Cahalan statue was dedicated at Capitol Park.
1898: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War left from the L & N Station for Mobile.
1887: Ferdinand Neville was appointed as the first full time chief of the Birmingham Fire Department.
1884: The first edition of The Weekly Iron Age was published.
1863: Union Colonel Streight's forces arrived in Blountsville.

2006: Jimmie Johnson won the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway (held on Monday after a rain delay).
1998: Pensacola Barracudas 1 - Alabama Saints 0 at UAB's West Campus Field.
1983: Birmingham Stallions 35 - Washington Federals 3

2013: Mike Froning, founding director of the Birmingham Education Foundation, died in Birmingham.
1987: Former running back Glen Coffee was born in Valparaiso, Florida.
1963: Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration founder Lee Bidgood died in Deland, Florida.
1940: Presbyterian minister Bill Hay was born.
1939: Musician and club owner Bob Cain was born in Hartselle.
1915: Novelist Robert Gibbons was born in Tuscaloosa.
1864: Druggist and Alderman William Gunn was born in Coffee County, Tennessee.
1798: Physician and settler Daniel Davis was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina.

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 * [[1933]]: [[Hugo Black]] recommended [[Cooper Green]] for [[Postmaster of Birmingham]].
 * [[1925]]: The [[Redmont Hotel]] opened.
+* [[1917]]: The [[Smallman-Brice Construction Company]] was incorporated.
 * [[1908]]: The [[Mary Cahalan statue]] was dedicated at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]].
 * [[1898]]: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War left from the [[L & N Station]] for Mobile.