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'''April 24''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''April 24''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2024]]: A large addition to the [[Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge]] was dedicated.
* [[2006]]: [[Emmylou Harris]]' album ''All the Roadrunning'' was released.
* [[1998]]: [[Region 2020]] hosted a "Vision Fair" at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[1979]]: The "Big Boy" statue from the [[Shoney's Big Boy]] at [[Hoover Mall]] was placed on the roof of [[Berry High School]] by pranksters.
* [[1973]]: The downtown section of [[Morris Avenue]] between [[21st Street North|21st]] and [[24th Street North|24th]] Streets became the first site in [[Birmingham]] added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1969]]: [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], [[Blount County|Blount]], [[St Clair County|St Clair]], [[Walker County|Walker]], and [[Shelby County|Shelby Counties]] joined the [[Regional Planning Commission]].
* [[1913]]: A hatchet was buried at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]] as part of the [[1913 Potlatch]] to heal the city's political turmoil.
* [[1908]]: The [[1908 Albertville tornado]] killed 15 and injured 150 in [[Walker County|Walker]], [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], [[Blount County|Blount]], Marshall and Dekalb Counties.
* [[1802]]: The state of Georgia ceded its western land claims to the United States in exchange for $1.25 million from future land sales. Alabama and Mississippi were created from those territories.
==Business==
* [[2021]]: [[Pho Que Huong|Phở Quê Hương]] Vietnamese restaurant closed.
* [[2017]]: [[Urban Standard]] reopened after experiencing fire damage in January.
* [[2012]]: [[Greg's Hot Dogs]] cart began oeprating downtown.
* [[2012]]: [[Greg's Hot Dogs]] cart began oeprating downtown.
* [[2006]]: [[Dixie's Deli]] in [[Forestdale]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[2006]]: [[Dixie's Deli]] in [[Forestdale]] was destroyed by fire.
* 2006: [[Emmylou Harris]]' album ''All the Roadrunning'' was released.
* [[1973]]: The downtown section of [[Morris Avenue]] between [[21st Street North|21st]] and [[24th Street North|24th]] Streets became the first site in [[Birmingham]] added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[1969]]: [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], [[Blount County|Blount]], [[St Clair County|St Clair]], [[Walker County|Walker]], and [[Shelby County|Shelby Counties]] joined the [[Regional Planning Commission]].
* [[1954]]: Radio announcer [[Joe Rumore]] opened [[Rumore's Record Rack]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[1954]]: Radio announcer [[Joe Rumore]] opened [[Rumore's Record Rack]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[1922]]: Alabama's first licensed radio station, [[WSY-AM]], went on the air.
* [[1922]]: Alabama's first licensed radio station, [[WSY-AM]], went on the air.
* [[1913]]: A hatchet was buried at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]] as part of the [[1913 Potlatch]] to heal the city's political turmoil.
* [[1908]]: The [[1908 Albertville tornado]] killed 15 and injured 150 in [[Walker County|Walker]], [[Jefferson County|Jefferson]], [[Blount County|Blount]], Marshall and Dekalb Counties.
* [[1884]]: [[City Bank]] merged with the [[National Bank of Birmingham]] to create the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]]
* [[1884]]: [[City Bank]] merged with the [[National Bank of Birmingham]] to create the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]]
* [[1802]]: The state of Georgia ceded its western land claims to the United States in exchange for $1.25 million from future land sales. Alabama and Mississippi were created from those territories.


[[File:Lemuel Dawson.jpg|right|thumb|Lemuel Dawson, born April 24, 1865]]
[[File:Lemuel Dawson.jpg|right|thumb|Lemuel Dawson, born April 24, 1865]]
==Births==
==Births==
* [[1994]]: Actor and singer [[Jordan Fisher]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1983]]: Rock musician [[Taylor Hollingsworth]] was born in [[Alabama]].
* [[1983]]: Rock musician [[Taylor Hollingsworth]] was born in [[Alabama]].
* [[1968]]: Baseball player [[Todd Jones]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1968]]: Baseball player [[Todd Jones]] was born in Georgia.
* [[1967]]: Baseball player and [[2019 Birmingham Barons]] manager [[Omar Vizquel]] was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
* [[1966]]: Basketball player [[Stan Kimbrough]] was born.
* [[1966]]: Basketball player [[Stan Kimbrough]] was born.
* [[1964]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' crime reporter [[Carol Robinson]] was born.
* [[1953]]: Radio host [[Bill Lawson|"Dollar Bill" Lawson]] was born.
* [[1949]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] victim [[Carole Robertson]] was born in [[Smithfield]].
* [[1949]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] victim [[Carole Robertson]] was born in [[Smithfield]].
* [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[David Carrington]] was born in Houston, Texas.
* [[1948]]: [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[David Carrington]] was born in Houston, Texas.
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* [[2015]]: Violinist and educator [[Lee Ousley]] died in [[Homewood]].
* [[2015]]: Violinist and educator [[Lee Ousley]] died in [[Homewood]].
* [[2009]]: Preservationist [[Marvin Harper]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[2009]]: Preservationist [[Marvin Harper]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1890]]: [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] officer [[S. H. Keith]] died at home after collapsing on his beat.


==Sports==
==Sports==

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April 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:

  • 1802: The state of Georgia ceded its western land claims to the United States in exchange for $1.25 million from future land sales. Alabama and Mississippi were created from those territories.

Business

Lemuel Dawson, born April 24, 1865

Births

Deaths

Sports

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