June 25

June 25 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2016: A 1,000-foot long "Slide the City" water slide was set up on Lime Rock Road in Vestavia Hills.
2014: Ground was broken for the new Vestavia Hills City Hall.
2014: Ground was broken for Birmingham's Negro Leagues Museum.
2013: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Shelby County v. Holder, striking down Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
2013: The Tom and Gean Cleckler Teen Center for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama in Hueytown was dedicated.
2009: Ground was broken for the Changed Lives Christian Center.
2002: 2002 primary elections were held.
2002: Vida Blue's self-titled debut album was released.
1999: Birmingham Central Station was dedicated.
1993: The Storm Orphans played their farewell show at The End Zone in Tuscaloosa.
1989: Birmingham's first Gay Pride Parade was held in Southside.
1961: The Jimmy Morgan statue was dedicated at the Birmingham Zoo.
1950: Alberta Baptist Church formally dedicated its new sanctuary.
1928: Fairfield Furnace No. 5 was blown in.
1868: Alabama was readmitted to the United States of America.

Johnny Smith, born June 25, 1922

Births

1919: Rocco & Cheater's Speed Shop owner Cheater Sanfilippo was born in Birmingham.
1922: Jazz guitarist Johnny Smith was born in Birmingham.
1928: Jim Houston Day was born.
1889: Baseball player, manager and scout Bill Pierre was born in Mobile.

1965: Woodward Iron Company executive Joseph Woodward II died in North Carolina.
1875: Railroad engineer Bartholomew Boyle was killed in a rail accident at Boyle's Gap.

2014: The 19th Rickwood Classic was played.
1950: The Philadelphia Athletics' Paul Lehner tied an American League record with eleven put-outs from left field in a game.
1930: Mike "Pinky" Higgins made his Major League debut.