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'''May 14''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''May 14''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2013]]: [[Barbeque Pit Stop]] opened in [[Clay]].
* 2013: The [[Birmingham City Council]] passed the "[[Kevin Felder ordinance]]" establishing stiff security and reporting requirements for nightclubs.
* [[2007]]: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a [[Wachovia Bank]] branch on [[Bessemer Superhighway]] in [[Bessemer]].
* [[2002]]: [[Cahaba Heights]] residents voted almost 2-to-1 to be annexed by [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[1999]]: [[Michael Gross]] Day was proclaimed by the Alabama Legislature.
* [[1975]]: Rudy Ray Moore made personal appearances at screenings of "Dolemite" at the [[Empire Theatre]] and [[Midfield Theatre]].
* [[1972]]: First day of the week-long [[1972 Billy Graham Alabama Crusade]].
* [[1963]]: Thousands of protesters marched as a "[[Black Wall]]" through [[downtown Birmingham]] to challenge [[segregation]] at stores and lunch counters. Most business owners locked their doors for the day and posted armed guards.
* [[1961]]: A Trailways bus carrying [[Freedom Rides|Freedom Riders]] was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown [[Birmingham]] on Mother's Day.
* [[1887]]: The [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] was founded at a meeting at [[O'Brien's Opera House]].
* 1887: Property owners South of [[Birmingham]] petitioned to incorporate as the Town of [[Highland]].
* [[1884]]: The [[1884 Birmingham Musical Festival]] at [[O'Brien's Opera House]] concluded.
[[Image:Jim Folsom.jpg|right|thumb|Jim Folsom Jr, born May 14, 1949]]
==Births==
* [[1958]]: [[Magic Platter]] owner and [[CIMS]] founder [[Don VanCleave]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1949]]: Alabama governor [[Jim Folsom Jr]] was born in Montgomery.
* [[1918]]: Baseball player [[Wimpy Quinn]] was born in Birmingham.
* 1918: Jazz trumpeter and arranger [[Sammy Lowe]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1906]]: [[Clarence Baldwin]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]], was born.
==Deaths==
* [[2018]]: Historian [[Carl Harris]] died in Santa Barbara, California.
* [[2008]]: [[Ben Saxon]] died in [[Birmingham]]
* [[2008]]: [[Ben Saxon]] died in [[Birmingham]]
* 2008: [[Brandee Skinner]] died in Macon, Georgia.
* 2008: [[Brandee Skinner]] died in Macon, Georgia.
* [[2007]]: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a [[Wachovia Bank]] branch on [[Bessemer Superhighway]] in [[Bessemer]].
* [[2007]]: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a [[Wachovia Bank]] branch on [[Bessemer Superhighway]] in [[Bessemer]].
==Sports==
* [[2005]]: San Diego Riptide 77 - [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 44 at San Diego.
* [[2005]]: San Diego Riptide 77 - [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 44 at San Diego.
* [[2004]]: [[2004 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 55 - Florida Firecats 34 at the [[BJCC]] Arena.
* [[2004]]: [[2004 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 55 - Florida Firecats 34 at the [[BJCC]] Arena.
* [[1999]]: [[Michael Gross]] Day was proclaimed by the Alabama Legislature.
* [[1983]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 35 - Los Angeles Express 20 at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1983]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 35 - Los Angeles Express 20 at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1982]]: Sprinter [[Carl Lewis]] beat the 10-second 100-meter sprint at Modesto, California
* [[1982]]: Sprinter [[Carl Lewis]] beat the 10-second 100-meter sprint at Modesto, California
* [[1972]]: First day of the week-long [[1972 Billy Graham Alabama Crusade]].
* [[1961]]: A Greyhound Bus carrying [[Freedom Riders]] was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown [[Birmingham]] on Mother's Day.
* [[1958]]: [[Magic Platter]] owner and [[CIMS]] founder [[Don VanCleave]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1949]]: Alabama governor [[Jim Folsom, Jr]] was born in Montgomery.
* [[1918]]: Baseball player [[Wimpy Quinn]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1906]]: [[Clarence Baldwin]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]], was born.
* [[1887]]: The [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] was founded at a meeting at [[O'Brien's Opera House]].


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May 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Jim Folsom Jr, born May 14, 1949

Births

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Sports

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