August 5: Difference between revisions

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August 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2006: Matilda, the Bessemer hen who held the Guinness Book of World Records title holder for "World's Oldest Chicken" was memorialized at a special "broken perch" ceremony during the annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Magicians, held at the Hilton Perimeter Park Hotel.
1996: The Birmingham Post-Herald published its first afternoon edition.
1989: Composer Hamilton Cleverdon was born.
1977: WKXX-FM "Kicks 106" debuted with a Top 40/Album Rock format.
1963: Martin Luther King, Jr, Ray Charles, James Baldwin, Joey Adams and Joe Louis shared a stage at Miles College.
1939: Filmmaker Bob Clark was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1897: Attorney and land speculator Ellis Phelan died in Waterbury, Connecticut.
1890: Inventor and emancipated slave Andrew Beard was granted Patent No. 433,847 for his rotary engine invention.
1822: John McWhorter succeeded Levi Reid as Jefferson County Sheriff.

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 * [[1996]]: The ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' published its first afternoon edition.
 * [[1989]]: Composer [[Hamilton Cleverdon]] was born.
-* [[1977]]: [[WKXX-FM]] "Kicks 106" debuted.
+* [[1977]]: [[WKXX-FM]] "Kicks 106" debuted with a Top 40/Album Rock format.
 * [[1963]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]], Ray Charles, James Baldwin, Joey Adams and [[Joe Louis]] shared a stage at [[Miles College]].
 * [[1939]]: Filmmaker [[Bob Clark]] was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.