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* The City of [[Fairfield]] was incorporated. | * The City of [[Fairfield]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[James Meissner]] founded the [[Birmingham Flying Club]] at [[Roberts Field]]. | * [[James Meissner]] founded the [[Birmingham Flying Club]] at [[Roberts Field]]. | ||
* The [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] hosted a national Kiwanis convention at the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]]. | * The [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] hosted a national Kiwanis convention at the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]]. | ||
* [[January 2]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 5.5 inches to Birmingham. | * [[January 2]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 5.5 inches to Birmingham. | ||
* [[April 29]]: 22 miners were killed in the [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]]. | * [[April 29]]: 22 miners were killed in the [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]]. | ||
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* The [[Preston Motors Corporation]] was organized. | * The [[Preston Motors Corporation]] was organized. | ||
* The [[Trussville Furnace]] closed in the spring. | * The [[Trussville Furnace]] closed in the spring. | ||
* The [[United Mine Workers of Alabama]] led a strike in [[Wylam]] | |||
* [[July 11]]: [[Britling Cafeteria]] held a grand opening at its flagship [[1st Avenue North]] location. | * [[July 11]]: [[Britling Cafeteria]] held a grand opening at its flagship [[1st Avenue North]] location. | ||
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* [[Rainbow Viaduct]] | * [[Rainbow Viaduct]] | ||
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* [[Ottokar Cadek]] joined the New York String Quartet. | |||
* [[J. Chris Hartsfield]] succeeded [[Thomas Batson]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] | |||
* [[Lonnie Noojin]] resigned as athletic director and baseball coach at the [[University of Alabama]] to join his brother's hardware business. | |||
* [[Wallace Rayfield]] began teaching at [[Industrial High School]] | |||
* [[Charles B. Williams]] succeeded [[James M. Shelborne]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|President of Howard College]]. | |||
===Births=== | |||
* [[March 17]]: Entertainer [[Nat King Cole]] | * [[March 17]]: Entertainer [[Nat King Cole]] | ||
* [[March 18]]: Football star [[Joe Domnanovich]] | * [[March 18]]: Football star [[Joe Domnanovich]] | ||
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* [[George M. Murray]], Episcopal Bishop of Alabama | * [[George M. Murray]], Episcopal Bishop of Alabama | ||
==Deaths== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[January 2]]: [[John Hearst Miller]], Judge | * [[January 2]]: [[John Hearst Miller]], Judge | ||
* [[April 30]]: [[Henry Gray]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama|Lieutenant Governor]] | * [[April 30]]: [[Henry Gray]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama|Lieutenant Governor]] | ||
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1919 marked the end of [[World War I]] and saw the founding of the League of Nations. It was the year of the first Miss America pageant. Atatürk began the Turkish war of independence in 1919. The 18th amendment ([[Prohibition]]) was ratified and the 19th amendment (Women's suffrage) passed the legislature. The American Communist Party was established. The Cincinnati Reds were handed the World Series championship in the "Black Sox" scandal. | 1919 marked the end of [[World War I]] and saw the founding of the League of Nations. It was the year of the first Miss America pageant. Atatürk began the Turkish war of independence in 1919. The 18th amendment ([[Prohibition]]) was ratified and the 19th amendment (Women's suffrage) passed the legislature. The American Communist Party was established. The Cincinnati Reds were handed the World Series championship in the "Black Sox" scandal. | ||
Notable births in 1919 included J. D. Salinger, Robert Stack, Andy Rooney, Ernie Kovacs, Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Red Buttons, Eva Gabor, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jack Palance, Pete Seeger, Liberace, Betty Garrett, Ed Yost, Sir Edmund Hillary, James M. Buchanan, Frederik Pohl, and William Lipscomb. Notable deaths included Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Winfield Woolworth, L. Frank Baum, Henry J. Heinz, Andrew Carnegie, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. | |||
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[[Category:1919|*]] | [[Category:1919|*]] | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 25 January 2011
1919 was the 48th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham and the 100th anniversary of Alabama's statehood.
Events
- The City of Fairfield was incorporated.
- James Meissner founded the Birmingham Flying Club at Roberts Field.
- The Kiwanis Club of Birmingham hosted a national Kiwanis convention at the Tutwiler Hotel.
- January 2: A rare snowfall brought 5.5 inches to Birmingham.
- April 29: 22 miners were killed in the 1919 Majestic Mine explosion.
- August 1: The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta opened in the Jefferson County Bank Building.
- October: Engine No. 4018 was built at the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio
Business
- Dixie Field opened as Birmingham's first airport.
- Joy Young opened on 20th Street.
- The Preston Motors Corporation was organized.
- The Trussville Furnace closed in the spring.
- The United Mine Workers of Alabama led a strike in Wylam
- July 11: Britling Cafeteria held a grand opening at its flagship 1st Avenue North location.
Works
Books
- City Plan of Birmingham, Warren Manning & Associates
Buildings
Individuals
- Ottokar Cadek joined the New York String Quartet.
- J. Chris Hartsfield succeeded Thomas Batson as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Lonnie Noojin resigned as athletic director and baseball coach at the University of Alabama to join his brother's hardware business.
- Wallace Rayfield began teaching at Industrial High School
- Charles B. Williams succeeded James M. Shelborne as President of Howard College.
Births
- March 17: Entertainer Nat King Cole
- March 18: Football star Joe Domnanovich
- April 25: Tuskegee Airman Don Cummings
- June 24: Quilter Nora Ezell
- June 29: Country singer Happy Wilson
- August 25: Alabama Governor George Wallace
- September 21: Preservationist Marvin Harper
- September 23: Birmingham Post-Herald columnist Clettus Atkinson
- November 2: Golden Flake CEO Sloan Bashinsky, Sr
- Troy Ingram, Klan leader and bomb maker
- George M. Murray, Episcopal Bishop of Alabama
Deaths
- January 2: John Hearst Miller, Judge
- April 30: Henry Gray, former Lieutenant Governor
Context
1919 marked the end of World War I and saw the founding of the League of Nations. It was the year of the first Miss America pageant. Atatürk began the Turkish war of independence in 1919. The 18th amendment (Prohibition) was ratified and the 19th amendment (Women's suffrage) passed the legislature. The American Communist Party was established. The Cincinnati Reds were handed the World Series championship in the "Black Sox" scandal.
Notable births in 1919 included J. D. Salinger, Robert Stack, Andy Rooney, Ernie Kovacs, Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Red Buttons, Eva Gabor, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jack Palance, Pete Seeger, Liberace, Betty Garrett, Ed Yost, Sir Edmund Hillary, James M. Buchanan, Frederik Pohl, and William Lipscomb. Notable deaths included Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Winfield Woolworth, L. Frank Baum, Henry J. Heinz, Andrew Carnegie, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
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