March 1: Difference between revisions

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March 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: The 27th annual Mulberry Races were held near Garden City.
2008: Hispanic real estate firm Casa Latino held a grand opening in Pelham.
2005: Businessman Houston Brice, Jr died.
2005: Mac Underwood was promoted to General Manager of the Birmingham Water Works.
1997: The Essex House was imploded.
1996: The City of Chelsea was incorporated.
1987: The Homewood Public Library opened in it new location in the former Homewood Chuch of Christ building.
1984: Oil company executive J. Bryan Whitworth married former Miss America Donna Axum.
1982: Civic booster Temple Tutwiler II died.
1976: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3 opened.
1959: The USS Birmingham (CL-62) was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
1953: Attorney Luther Strange was born.
1932: Architect Wallace Rayfield married Bessie Fulwood Rogers.
1920: U. S. Senator John H. Bankhead died.
1900: A predecessor of the No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line began operating between Birmingham and Owenton (Birmingham-Southern College)
1874: Free School, Birmingham's first public school, opened.

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 * [[1987]]: The [[Homewood Public Library]] opened in it new location in the former [[Homewood Chuch of Christ]]  building.
 * [[1984]]: Oil company executive [[J. Bryan Whitworth]] married former Miss America Donna Axum.
-* [[1982]]: Civic booster [[Temple W. Tutwiler, II]] died.
+* [[1982]]: Civic booster [[Temple Tutwiler II]] died.
 * [[1976]]: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] opened.
 * [[1959]]: The [[USS Birmingham (CL-62)|USS ''Birmingham'' (CL-62)]] was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.