July 1: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:11, 1 July 2009

July 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2009: John Katopodis was convicted on 97 counts of fraud.
2008: Businessman Kenneth Daniel died.
2007: A memorial concert for Topper Price was held at WorkPlay.
2007: Eastern Health System's three hospitals were renamed as St Vincent's (East, Blount, and St Clair).
2005: The U. S. Census estimate for Birmingham's population drops to 231,483.
2000: Birmingham Steeldogs 61 - Roanoke Steam 43 at Roanoke.
1996: The First Emperor: Treasures from Ancient China exhibit opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
1984: Birmingham Stallions 36 - Tampa Bay Bandits 17 in the first round of the USFL playoffs at Legion Field.
1961: Track and field star Carl Lewis was born in Birmingham.
1959: Joseph Raya became an associate priest of the Madonna House Apostolate in Combermere, Ontario, Canada.
1949: Birmingham's first television station, WAFM TV, began broadcasting programs.
1925: The Central Park Family Theater on Bessemer Boulevard opened.
1920: Baseball player Paul Lehner was born in Dolomite.
1917: LSD researcher Humphry Osmond was born in Surrey, England.
1915: Statewide alcohol prohibition went into effect.
1913: Pro baseball player Wedo Martini was born in Birmingham.

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 * [[2009]]: [[John Katopodis]] was convicted on 97 counts of fraud.
-* [[2008]]: [[Impact Mortgage Group]] became the mortgage lender for [[Covenant Bank]].
+* [[2008]]: Businessman [[Kenneth Daniel]] died.
-* 2008:  Businessman [[Kenneth Daniel]] died.
 * [[2007]]: A memorial concert for [[Topper Price]] was held at [[WorkPlay]].
 * 2007:  [[Eastern Health System]]'s three hospitals were renamed as [[St Vincent's]] ([[St Vincent's East|East]], [[St Vincent's Blount|Blount]], and [[St Vincent's St Clair|St Clair]]).