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(New page: '''April 1''' in the history of the Birmingham District: * 1991: Expo '91 opened as the centerpiece of the Festival of Arts Salute to the United Kingdom. * 1990: [[Nei...) |
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* [[1903]]: [[Sterling Foster]] became pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | * [[1903]]: [[Sterling Foster]] became pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]]. | ||
* [[1892]]: The [[Sterling Dynamite Factory]] in [[Bessemer]] [[1892 factory explosion|exploded]], killing 4. | * [[1892]]: The [[Sterling Dynamite Factory]] in [[Bessemer]] [[1892 factory explosion|exploded]], killing 4. | ||
* [[1865]]: | * [[1865]]: Troops under General Nathan Bedford Forrest made a failed stand against [[Wilson's Raid]] in Plantarsville, near Selma. | ||
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Revision as of 10:27, 6 April 2007
April 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 1991: Expo '91 opened as the centerpiece of the Festival of Arts Salute to the United Kingdom.
- 1990: Neil Bonnett crashed in the TranSouth 500 at Darlington, South Carolina and subsequently retired from racing.
- 1986: The WTTO Tower was completed.
- 1972: BE&K was founded.
- The original Tutwiler Hotel closed its doors.
- 1968: John Garrett began working as a traffic engineer for the city of Birmingham.
- 1951: The 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated for duty in the Korean War.
- 1946: Gus Mayer Men's Store clerk Murray Sokol was born in Bessemer.
- 1927: Ground was broken for the Alabama Theatre.
- 1903: Sterling Foster became pastor of South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- 1892: The Sterling Dynamite Factory in Bessemer exploded, killing 4.
- 1865: Troops under General Nathan Bedford Forrest made a failed stand against Wilson's Raid in Plantarsville, near Selma.