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* [[January 10]]: 12 miners died in the [[1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion]].
* [[January 10]]: 12 miners died in the [[1914 Rock Castle Mine explosion]].
* [[January 14]]: The [[Lyric Theatre]] opened its doors with a program featuring cartoonist Rube Goldberg.
* [[January 14]]: The [[Lyric Theatre]] opened its doors with a program featuring cartoonist Rube Goldberg.
* [[January 17]]: Several cinemas in Birmingham were evacuated due to foul-smelling gas released from sealed glass balls brought in by unknown persons.
* [[January 19]]: The [[International Typographical Union Local No. 104]] hosted a banquet for 150 people at the [[Empire Hotel (1912)|Empire Hotel]] in honor of Benjamin Franklin's 208th birthday.
* [[January 19]]: The [[International Typographical Union Local No. 104]] hosted a banquet for 150 people at the [[Empire Hotel (1912)|Empire Hotel]] in honor of Benjamin Franklin's 208th birthday.
* [[February 12]]: The [[East Lake Library]] opened on the second floor of [[East Lake City Hall]].
* [[February 12]]: The [[East Lake Library]] opened on the second floor of [[East Lake City Hall]].
* [[February 14]]: [[St Elias Maronite Church]] was dedicated.
* [[February 19]]: The [[Southern Railway]]'s [[Queen & Crescent Limited]] was [[1914 Queen & Crescent robbery|robbed]] between [[Trussville]] and [[Irondale]] as it approached Birmingham from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* [[February 19]]: The [[Southern Railway]]'s [[Queen & Crescent Limited]] was [[1914 Queen & Crescent robbery|robbed]] between [[Trussville]] and [[Irondale]] as it approached Birmingham from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* [[March 14]]: [[Homewood]]'s [[Union Missionary Baptist Church]] was formed by merger of [[Healing Springs Baptist Church]] and [[Walnut Street Baptist Church]].
* March 14: [[Barker School]] was destroyed by a fire in the boiler room.
* March 14: [[Barker School]] was destroyed by a fire in the boiler room.
* [[May 8]]: The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Building]] was destroyed by a [[1914 BRL&P building fire|large fire]].
* [[May 8]]: The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Building]] was destroyed by a [[1914 BRL&P building fire|large fire]].
* [[May 11]]: [[Frank White]] assumed the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of [[Joseph Johnston]].
* [[May 11]]: [[Frank White]] assumed the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of [[Joseph Johnston]].
* [[July 9]]: A day-long picnic for black residents was planned for this date by the [[Birmingham City Commission]], but after protest from the [[Avondale Civic League]] it was canceled.
* [[July 9]]: A day-long picnic for Black residents was planned for this date by the [[Birmingham City Commission]], but after protest from the [[Avondale Civic League]] it was canceled.
* [[October 5]]: 17 miners died in the [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]].
* [[October 5]]: 17 miners died in the [[1914 Mulga Mine explosion]].
* [[November 26]]: The Marx Brothers appeared on stage at the [[Lyric Theatre]].
* [[November 26]]: The Marx Brothers appeared on stage at the [[Lyric Theatre]].
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* "[[The Machine]]", a secret society of fraternities, was founded at the [[University of Alabama]].
* "[[The Machine]]", a secret society of fraternities, was founded at the [[University of Alabama]].
* Reverend [[T. Peyton Walton]] founded the [[South Highland School for Girls]] on [[12th Avenue South]].
* Reverend [[T. Peyton Walton]] founded the [[South Highland School for Girls]] on [[12th Avenue South]].
===Religion===
* [[February 14]]: [[St Elias Maronite Church]] was dedicated.
* [[March 14]]: [[Homewood]]'s [[Union Missionary Baptist Church]] was formed by merger of [[Healing Springs Baptist Church]] and [[Walnut Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Ensley Highlands Methodist Church]] was organized.


==Works==
==Works==

Latest revision as of 16:38, 20 January 2024

Birmingham circa 1914

1914 was the 43rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Harry Coveleski

Sports

Business

Education

Religion

Works

Books

The Tutwiler

Buildings

Individuals

Sun Ra

Births

Deaths

Context

1914 saw the opening of major conflict in World War I. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was founded. Mother's Day was made a national holiday by President Wilson. Ireland was granted Home Rule. Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox. The Panama Canal Treaty was signed and the canal opened to traffic. Pope Pius X was succeeded by Pope Benedict XV. The Federal Reserve Bank opened for business. Stainless steel was first available in consumer goods. Mohandas Gandhi began to lead the movement for Indian independence. The first air conditioner was patented by W. H. Carrier.

Notable births of 1914 include Danny Thomas, William S. Burroughs, Ralph Ellison, Alec Guinness, Joe Louis, Yuri Andropov, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr, Allen Funt, Dylan Thomas, Jonas Salk, and Joe DiMaggio. Deaths in 1914 included Adlai Stevenson, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Pope Pius X, and John Muir. Notable films of 1914 included The Squaw Man, Tillie's Punctured Romance, and Charlie Chaplin's Making a Living. Books published in 1914 included The Dubliners by James Joyce and Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. W. C. Handy's St Louis Blues was published, and Ralph Vaughan Williams London Symphony (No. 2) was premiered.

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