September 15: Difference between revisions

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September 15 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Dry cleaner Brooksie Lovvorn died.
2008: Alabama State University football coach George James died.
2007: We Love West End Day was held at Rickwood Field.
2007: BSC Panthers lost 10-7 to Rhodes College at Regions Park.
2007: UAB Blazers won 22-0 over Alcorn State at Legion Field.
2004: The Shelby County Arts Council was incorporated.
1994: Saxophonist Haywood Henry died in the Bronx, New York.
1979: The Alabama Vulcans lost 28-21 at the Florida Firebirds.
1978: James Woodward became the second dean of the UAB Department of Engineering.
1975: Birmingham officially kicked off its Bicentennial celebrations.
1963: 16th Street Baptist Church was bombed. Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were killed in the blast.
1963: Johnnie Robinson was killed by police after throwing rocks at a squad car.
1963: Virgil Ware was shot and killed while riding on the handlebars of his brother's bicycle in Docena.
1958: Cousin Cliff's "The Popeye Show" debuted on WABT-TV.
1940: U. S. Speaker of the House William Bankhead died in Washington D.C..
1936: Historian and newspaper editor George Cruikshank died.
1934: Governor Fob James was born in Lanett.
1852: Shiloh Baptist Church founder Thomas Walker was born in Coosa County.

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 * 1963: [[Virgil Ware]] was shot and killed while riding on the handlebars of his brother's bicycle in [[Docena]].
 * [[1958]]: [[Cliff Holman|Cousin Cliff]]'s "The Popeye Show" debuted on [[WABT-TV]].
-* [[1940]]: U. S. Speaker of the House [[William B. Bankhead]] died.
+* [[1940]]: U. S. Speaker of the House [[William Bankhead]] died in Washington D.C..
 * [[1936]]: Historian and newspaper editor [[George Cruikshank]] died.
 * [[1934]]: [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor]] [[Fob James]] was born in Lanett.