February 12: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 January 2024

February 12 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2014: A rare snowfall brought 4 to 5 inches to parts of Birmingham.
1991: The first mayor and council for newly-incorporated Indian Springs Village were installed.
1972: Jack Benny appeared with the Birmingham Symphony.
1962: Martin Luther King Jr spoke at an Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights event in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday at 16th Street Baptist Church.
1944: Bela Lugosi appeared in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Temple Theater
1936: The Boswell Sisters recorded their last songs together.
1918: Birmingham's Central High School was destroyed by fire.
1914: The American Steel and Wire Co. began production.
1914: The East Lake Library opened on the second floor of East Lake City Hall.
1913: Construction on the Roden Hotel began.
1874: The first edition of the Birmingham Iron Age was printed.

Pat Byington, born February 12, 1966

1966: Environmental lobbyist Pat Byington was born.
1950: Business owner Margie George was born.
1912: Jazz saxophonist Paul Bascomb was born in Birmingham.
1902: Rosedale School principal B. M. Montgomery was born in Beatrice, Monroe County.

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 * [[1991]]: The first [[Hub Harrington|mayor]] and council for newly-incorporated [[Indian Springs Village]] were installed.
 * [[1972]]: Jack Benny appeared with the [[Birmingham Symphony]].
+* [[1962]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] spoke at an [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] event in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday at [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
 * [[1944]]: Bela Lugosi appeared in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the [[Temple Theater]]
 * [[1936]]: [[Vet Boswell|The Boswell Sisters]] recorded their last songs together.