May 14: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:36, 16 May 2013

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.
2008: Ben Saxon died in Birmingham
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.
2005: San Diego Riptide 77 - Birmingham Steeldogs 44 at San Diego.
2004: 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.
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 Trailways 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 Congregational Church, was born.
1887: The 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.

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 * [[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.
 * [[2008]]: [[Ben Saxon]] died in [[Birmingham]]
 * 2008: [[Brandee Skinner]] died in Macon, Georgia.