June 1: Difference between revisions

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June 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The Barons won the 2011 Rickwood Classic in 11 innings in 98° temperatures.
2008: 2nd annual Preserve Jazz Festival was held in Hoover.
2007: The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performed "The Orchestra Strikes Back: Music from the Star Wars Saga" for Sounds for Summer at Caldwell Park.
2007: Victor Mercedes made his debut with the Birmingham Barons.
2006: Andrew Westmoreland became president of Samford University.
2002: The grand opening of Aldridge Gardens Phase I was held.
2002: Birmingham Steeldogs 47 - Bossier City Battle Wings 35.
1963: The salary for Mayor of Birmingham was raised from $15,000 to $25,000.
1926: Construction of the original 24th Street Viaduct began.
1924: Municipal Auditorium was dedicated.
1903: A mass meeting was held at Jefferson Theatre to protest the massacre of Jewish residents of Kishineff, Russia.
1899: An Anti-Spitting Law went into effect in Birmingham.
1892: The DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company was sold to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.
1871: The Elyton Land Company began selling lots in the newly-created city of Birmingham. Frank O'Brien settled in the new city as one of its first full-time residents.

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 * [[1899]]: An [[Anti-Spitting Law]] went into effect in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1892]]: The [[DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company]] was sold to the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]].
-* [[1871]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] began selling lots in the newly-created city of [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1871]]: The [[Elyton Land Company]] began selling lots in the newly-created city of [[Birmingham]]. [[Frank O'Brien]] settled in the new city as one of its first full-time residents.
 ==Births and deaths==