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* [[November 3]]: Five miners were killed in the [[1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion]]. | * [[November 3]]: Five miners were killed in the [[1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion]]. | ||
* [[November 14]]: Eugene Ely became the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]''. | * [[November 14]]: Eugene Ely became the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]''. | ||
* The [[Birmingham Dental College|Birmingham Dental]] and [[Birmingham Medical College]]s merged to become Birmingham Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical College. | |||
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[Culpepper Exum]] became [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | * [[Culpepper Exum]] became [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | ||
* The [[Edgewater]] site was established by [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company|TCI]]. | |||
* [[Fairfield]] was founded. | * [[Fairfield]] was founded. | ||
* 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. | ||
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* [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] founded the [[Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association]]. | * [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] founded the [[Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association]]. | ||
* 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]]. | |||
* Construction of [[Norwood Boulevard]] began. | |||
===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. | ||
* [[July 26]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad|Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was incorporated | * [[June 22]]: The original location of [[Louis Saks Clothiers]] was heavily damaged by fire. | ||
* [[July 26]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad|Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[James Bowron]] became vice president for finance for the [[Southern Iron & Steel Company]]. | |||
* The [[Blach's building|Hood Building]] was converted to the 100-room Bencor Hotel. | * The [[Blach's building|Hood Building]] was converted to the 100-room Bencor Hotel. | ||
* [[F. O. Harris]] founded [[Smith Furniture|Harris-Lovelady Furniture]]. | |||
* [[Ingalls Iron Works]] was established. | * [[Ingalls Iron Works]] was established. | ||
* [[Lollar's Cameras]] was founded. | * [[Lollar's Cameras]] was founded. | ||
* [[Victor Hanson]] became publisher and [[Franklin Glass]] became editor of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''. | |||
* [[O'Brien Opera House|The Virginia]] was refurbished and renamed The Shubert Theater. | * [[O'Brien Opera House|The Virginia]] was refurbished and renamed The Shubert Theater. | ||
* The [[No. 5 Ensley-Fairfield streetcar line|South Ensley streetcar line]] was extended to [[Fairfield|Corey]]. | |||
* [[UAB Highlands|South Highlands Infirmary]] was established. | * [[UAB Highlands|South Highlands Infirmary]] was established. | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [[Cecil V. Cook]] and then [[Willis W. Lee]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]]. | * [[Cecil V. Cook]] and then [[Willis W. Lee]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]]. | ||
* [[H. C. Howard]] became pastor of [[Highlands United Methodist Church]]. | |||
* [[Moses Joseph]] became president of [[Temple Emanu-El]]. | * [[Moses Joseph]] became president of [[Temple Emanu-El]]. | ||
* The [[St Elias Maronite Church]] parish was established. | * The [[St Elias Maronite Church]] parish was established. | ||
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* [[July 17]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Harry Coveleski]] threw a no-hitter through 9 innings, but the Barons lost in extra innings. | * [[July 17]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Harry Coveleski]] threw a no-hitter through 9 innings, but the Barons lost in extra innings. | ||
* [[July 31]]: Birmingham Barons pitcher Harry Coveleski threw another no-hitter. | * [[July 31]]: Birmingham Barons pitcher Harry Coveleski threw another no-hitter. | ||
* [[August 18]]: The | * [[August 18]]: The Birmingham Barons played their first game at the newly built [[Rickwood Field]]. | ||
* The [[Birmingham Giants]] moved to Indiana, becoming the West Baden Sprudels. | |||
* [[J. C. Donnelly]] became head football coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs football|Howard Bulldogs]]. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Eugene Enslen residence]] | * [[Eugene Enslen residence]] | ||
* [[Hale House]] | |||
* [[F. D. McArthur School]] | * [[F. D. McArthur School]] | ||
* [[Morrow House]] | |||
* [[Pratt Elementary School]] | * [[Pratt Elementary School]] | ||
* [[Rickwood Field]] | * [[Rickwood Field]] | ||
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* [[Studio Arts Building]] | * [[Studio Arts Building]] | ||
* [[Thomas School]] | * [[Thomas School]] | ||
* [[Thompson House]] | |||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[William Bankhead]] was appointed solicitor of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. | |||
* [[Henry Batterton]] married the former [[Pauline Hopkins Batterton|Pauline Hopkins]]. | |||
* [[George Bodeker]] became [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | * [[George Bodeker]] became [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | ||
* [[J. A. Morgan]] became principal of [[Moore School]]. | |||
* [[R. E. Tidwell]] became principal of [[Ensley High School]]. | * [[R. E. Tidwell]] became principal of [[Ensley High School]]. | ||
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* [[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 | ||
* [[Moses Moore]], Confederate veteran | |||
===Graduations=== | |||
* [[Chauncey Sparks]], law degree from Mercer University | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 21 September 2010
Opening day at Rickwood Field
1910 was the 39th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
1910 "Shorpy Higginbotham" photograph by Lewis Hine
- January 1: The Greater Birmingham annexation increased the city's area from 3 to 48 square miles and more than doubled the population.
- April 20: 40 miners were killed in the 1910 Mulga Mine explosion.
- May 5: 90 miners were killed in the 1910 Palos No. 3 Mine explosion.
- June 20: Birmingham voters approved moving from a Mayor-Aldermen form of government to a three-member Birmingham City Commission.
- June 30: Lipscomb was incorporated.
- November 3: Five miners were killed in the 1910 Yolande No. 1 Mine explosion.
- November 14: Eugene Ely became the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the USS Birmingham (CL-2).
- The Birmingham Dental and Birmingham Medical Colleges merged to become Birmingham Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical College.
- The Birmingham Humane Society was incorporated.
- Culpepper Exum became Mayor of Birmingham.
- The Edgewater site was established by TCI.
- Fairfield was founded.
- Lewis Hine photographed 13-year-old greaser Henry Higginbotham for a report on child labor conditions in Alabama.
- Industrial High School moved to the Lane's Auditorium building.
- Italians were Birmingham's largest single ethnic group.
- Patti Ruffner Jacobs founded the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association.
- 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.
- Construction of Norwood Boulevard began.
Business
- June: The damming of Shades Creek and creation of Birmingham Speedway around the resulting lake were proposed.
- June 22: The original location of Louis Saks Clothiers was heavily damaged by fire.
- July 26: The Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad was incorporated.
- James Bowron became vice president for finance for the Southern Iron & Steel Company.
- The Hood Building was converted to the 100-room Bencor Hotel.
- F. O. Harris founded Harris-Lovelady Furniture.
- Ingalls Iron Works was established.
- Lollar's Cameras was founded.
- Victor Hanson became publisher and Franklin Glass became editor of The Birmingham News.
- The Virginia was refurbished and renamed The Shubert Theater.
- The South Ensley streetcar line was extended to Corey.
- South Highlands Infirmary was established.
Religion
- Cecil V. Cook and then Willis W. Lee became pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.
- H. C. Howard became pastor of Highlands United Methodist Church.
- Moses Joseph became president of Temple Emanu-El.
- The St Elias Maronite Church parish was established.
Sports
Harry Coveleski in 1910
- July 17: Birmingham Barons pitcher Harry Coveleski threw a no-hitter through 9 innings, but the Barons lost in extra innings.
- July 31: Birmingham Barons pitcher Harry Coveleski threw another no-hitter.
- August 18: The Birmingham Barons played their first game at the newly built Rickwood Field.
- The Birmingham Giants moved to Indiana, becoming the West Baden Sprudels.
- J. C. Donnelly became head football coach of the Howard Bulldogs.
Works
Buildings
- Eugene Enslen residence
- Hale House
- F. D. McArthur School
- Morrow House
- Pratt Elementary School
- Rickwood Field
- Rosedale Pump House
- Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
- Studio Arts Building
- Thomas School
- Thompson House
Individuals
- William Bankhead was appointed solicitor of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
- Henry Batterton married the former Pauline Hopkins.
- George Bodeker became Chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
- J. A. Morgan became principal of Moore School.
- R. E. Tidwell became principal of Ensley High School.
Births
- May 10: Louis Buck, radio announcer
- June 29: Stead Baxendale, realtor
- September 4: Jere King, Jr, historian
- September 24: Fred "Dixie" Walker, baseball player
- September 25: Shug Jordan, Auburn football coach
- October 23: Miriam Norville, clothing designer
- November 13: William Bradford Huie, writer and journalist
- December 29: Gump Ariail, football player and soldier
- Joseph Cunningham, physician
Deaths
- January 12: Rufus Rhodes, founder of The Birmingham News
- June 20: William H. Morris, businessman and former Mayor of Birmingham
- September 12: Frank O'Brien, Mayor of Birmingham (in office)
- December 6: Henry F. DeBardeleben, industrialist and founder of Bessemer
- December 25: Ollie Battle, Jefferson County deputy
- Moses Moore, Confederate veteran
Graduations
- Chauncey Sparks, law degree from Mercer University
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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