June 8: Difference between revisions

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June 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Kenny Stabler was arrested for DUI in Baldwin County.
2007: The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performed "Bravo Broadway" for Sounds for Summer at Caldwell Park.
2007: The White's Mountain Bluegrass Festival started at White's Mountain Bluegrass Park.
2006: A steel coil was dropped on I-20/59, punching eight holes in the interstate, damaging a car, and causing minor injuries to the driver.
2006: The Shoe Corp. warehouse, and a million pairs of shoes inside, were lost in a four-alarm fire.
1996: Heather Whitestone married John A. McCallum.
1978: Maryon Allen filled the vacant seat left by the death of her husband, U. S. Senator James Allen.
1955: Walt Disney's feature "Davy Crockett" opened at the Melba Theatre.
1948: The Ku Klux Klan raided Camp Blossom Hill in Brummitt Heights.
1879: Emma Pettis eloped with engineer Richard Hawes.

Frank Parsons, born June 8, 1941

1962: Restaurateur Chris Dupont was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1959: Baseball pitcher Britt Burns was born in Houston, Texas.
1943: Basketball player Thales McReynolds was born in Birmingham.
1941: Attorney and one-time mayoral candidate Frank Parsons was born.
1938: Drummond Company chairman and CEO Garry Drummond was born in Sipsey.
1937: Five-time Birmingham Barons pitcher Joe Grzenda was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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 * [[1943]]: Basketball player [[Thales McReynolds]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1941]]: Attorney and one-time mayoral candidate [[Frank Parsons]] was born.
+* [[1938]]: [[Drummond Company]] chairman and CEO [[Garry Drummond]] was born in [[Sipsey]].
 * [[1937]]: Five-time [[Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Joe Grzenda]] was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.