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* The [[Edgewater]] site was established by [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company|TCI]].
* The [[Edgewater]] site was established by [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company|TCI]].
* Lewis Hine photographed 13-year-old greaser [[Henry Higginbotham]] for a report on child labor conditions in Alabama.
* Lewis Hine photographed 13-year-old greaser [[Henry Higginbotham]] for a report on child labor conditions in Alabama.
* [[A. H. Parker High School|Industrial High School]] moved to the [[Lane's Auditorium]] building.
* [[Italian immigration|Italians]] were Birmingham's largest single ethnic group.
* [[Italian immigration|Italians]] were Birmingham's largest single ethnic group.
* A tent city was erected in what would later be [[Lane Park]] for the care of tuberculosis patients.
* A tent city was erected in what would later be [[Lane Park]] for the care of tuberculosis patients.
* [[M. J. Sharp]] became [[Mayor of Leeds]].
* [[M. J. Sharp]] became [[Mayor of Leeds]].
* Construction of [[Norwood Boulevard]] began.
* Construction of [[Norwood Boulevard]] began.
* The Town of [[Gantts Quarry]] was incorporated.


===Business===
===Business===
* June: The damming of [[Shades Creek]] and creation of [[Birmingham Speedway]] around the resulting [[Edgewood Lake|lake]] were proposed.
* June: The damming of [[Shades Creek]] and creation of [[Birmingham Speedway]] around the resulting [[Edgewood Lake|lake]] were proposed.
* [[June 22]]: The original location of [[Louis Saks Clothiers]] was heavily damaged by fire.
* [[June 22]]: The original location of [[Louis Saks Clothiers]] was heavily damaged by fire.
* [[June 28]]: The first public offering of building lots in [[Fairfield|Corey]] (Fairfield) raised $350,000.
* [[July 26]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad|Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was incorporated.
* [[July 26]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad|Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was incorporated.
* [[November 1]]: The [[Martin Biscuit Company]] was incorporated.
* [[December 10]]: The [[First Bank of Corey]] opened for business.
* [[December 10]]: The [[First Bank of Corey]] opened for business.
* [[James Bowron]] became vice president for finance for the [[Southern Iron & Steel Company]].
* [[James Bowron]] became vice president for finance for the [[Southern Iron & Steel Company]].
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* [[David O. Whilldin]] and [[Bem Price]] formed the architecture partnership of Whilldin & Price.
* [[David O. Whilldin]] and [[Bem Price]] formed the architecture partnership of Whilldin & Price.
* [[John Steinbauer]] opened the [[Steinbauer Grocery]] on [[50th Street South]] in [[Woodlawn]].
* [[John Steinbauer]] opened the [[Steinbauer Grocery]] on [[50th Street South]] in [[Woodlawn]].
===Education===
* Classes for [[Bessemer High School]] began meeting in [[Arlington School]].
* [[A. H. Parker High School|Industrial High School]] moved to the [[Lane's Auditorium]] building.


===Religion===
===Religion===
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* [[May 10]]: [[Louis Buck]], radio announcer
* [[May 10]]: [[Louis Buck]], radio announcer
* [[June 29]]: [[Stead Baxendale]], realtor
* [[June 29]]: [[Stead Baxendale]], realtor
* [[July 25]]: [[Legrant Scott]], [[Birmingham Barons]] outfielder
* [[September 4]]: [[Jere King, Jr]], historian
* [[September 4]]: [[Jere King, Jr]], historian
* [[September 24]]: [[Fred Walker|Fred "Dixie" Walker]], baseball player
* [[September 24]]: [[Fred Walker|Fred "Dixie" Walker]], baseball player
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Frank Spain]], bachelor in pre-medical studies from [[Birmingham-Southern College|Southern University]]
* [[Chauncey Sparks]], law degree from Mercer University
* [[Chauncey Sparks]], law degree from Mercer University


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* [[January 12]]: [[Rufus Rhodes]], founder of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''
* [[January 12]]: [[Rufus Rhodes]], founder of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''
* [[January 28]]: [[Edward Erswell]], carpenter and undertaker  
* [[January 28]]: [[Edward Erswell]], carpenter and undertaker  
* [[June 19]]: [[Isaac Hochstadter]], liquor dealer and former [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]].
* [[June 19]]: [[Isaac Hochstadter]], liquor dealer and former [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]]
* [[June 20]]: [[William H. Morris]], businessman and former [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[June 20]]: [[William H. Morris]], businessman and former [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[September 12]]: [[Frank O'Brien]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] (in office)
* [[September 12]]: [[Frank O'Brien]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] (in office)
* [[September 19]]: [[Alice Mason]], wife of [[Ulysses Mason]]
* [[September 24]]: [[Charles Wheelock]], architect
* [[September 24]]: [[Charles Wheelock]], architect
* [[November 26]]: [[Luman Handley]], Presbyterian minister
* [[December 6]]: [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]], industrialist and founder of [[Bessemer]]
* [[December 6]]: [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]], industrialist and founder of [[Bessemer]]
* [[December 25]]: [[Ollie Battle]], Jefferson County deputy
* [[December 25]]: [[Ollie Battle]], Jefferson County deputy
* [[December 28]]: [[James Going]], real estate executive and former [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]]
* [[Amanda Harding]], wife of [[William Harding]]
* [[Helen Milner]], wife of [[Henry Milner]]
* [[Helen Milner]], wife of [[Henry Milner]]
* [[Moses Moore]], Confederate veteran
* [[Moses Moore]], Confederate veteran

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Opening day at Rickwood Field

1910 was the 39th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Motorists on a Good Roads Tour pose at Lone Pine Gap in 1910
1910 "Shorpy Higginbotham" photograph by Lewis Hine

Business

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

See Also

Context

In 1910, Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system. George V became King of the United Kingdom. The Union of South Africa was created. African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated caucasian boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.

Notable births in 1910 included those of William Shockley, Joan Bennett, David Niven, Claire Trevor, Artie Shaw, Robert Cummings, Jacques Cousteau, Gloria Stuart, William Hanna, Jane Wyatt, Mother Teresa, and Bonnie Parker. Notable deaths included those of Mark Twain, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Robert Koch, O. Henry, Florence Nightingale, Jean Henri Dunant, and Leo Tolstoy.

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