January 16: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:33, 16 February 2011

January 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: The Birmingham City Council approved the sole bid for remote-controlled surveillance cameras to be used in Operation Vulcan's Thunder.
2007: The American Gospel Quartet Convention was held at the East Birmingham Church of God in Christ.
2006: Federal judge U. W. Clemon delivered an address at the Martin Luther King, Jr Unity Breakfast.
2004: The American Gospel Quartet Convention was held at the East Birmingham Church of God in Christ.
1997: Former NAACP leader W. C. Patton died at UAB Hospital.
1997: Birmingham Zoo black rhinoceros Ricko was born.
1967: Physicist Robert Van de Graaff died in Boston, Massachusetts.
1963: An Appeal for Law and Order and Common Sense was published in newspapers across the state.
1962: New Bethel Baptist Church, St Luke's AME Zion Church, and Trinity Church and Kingdom of God in Christ were each damaged by bombs.
1936: James Meissner, commander of the 106th Observation Squadron, died from pneumonia at age 39.
1934: The 200 acres which is now known as Lane Park was dedicated as a public park.
1928: Composer Ezra Sims was born in Birmingham.
1928: Miner Henry Higginbotham was fatally injured in a rock fall.
1926: The bodies of A. B. Moore and Ruby Thornton were found near Roebuck.
1883: The post office for what would become Irondale was established.
1876: Birmingham News publisher Victor Hanson was born in Pike County, Georgia.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 * [[1928]]: Composer [[Ezra Sims]] was born in Birmingham.
 * 1928: Miner [[Henry Higginbotham]] was fatally injured in a rock fall.
+* [[1926]]: The bodies of [[Auburn Moore|A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found near [[Roebuck]].
 * [[1883]]: The post office for what would become [[Irondale]] was established.
 * [[1876]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' publisher [[Victor Hanson]] was born in Pike County, Georgia.
 [[Category:January dates|16]]