May 21: Difference between revisions

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May 21 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: The 32nd annual Do Dah Day was held.
2011: Former baseball player and football coach Jim Pyburn died in Jasper.
2008: 11th consecutive SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover began at Regions Park.
2006: Walters & Bellows and the Tim Boykin Blues Band performed in the Phelan Park Music Series.
2005: Arkansas Twisters 61 - Birmingham Steeldogs 60 at Little Rock, Arkansas.
2004: Birmingham Steeldogs 52 - Manchester Wolves 49 at Manchester, New Hampshire.
2003: Ruben Studdard was announced as the winner of American Idol.
1969: Professional baseball pitcher Ben Short was born in Hueytown.
1951: A major fire destroyed a cluster of 20 duplexes in Fairfield while Birmingham Fire Department trucks stood idly by, awaiting Bull Connor's order permitting them to assist.
1921: The 1921 National Balloon Race launched from Birmingham, the first event in the city's semicentennial celebrations.
1874: Alabama Press Association convention attendees took a train excursion to Blount Springs, with stops at coal mines along the route.

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 * [[2003]]: [[Ruben Studdard]] was announced as the winner of ''American Idol''.
 * [[1969]]: Professional baseball pitcher [[Ben Short]] was born in [[Hueytown]].
+* [[1951]]: A [[1951 Fairfield fire|major fire]] destroyed a cluster of 20 duplexes in [[Fairfield]] while [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] trucks stood idly by, awaiting [[Bull Connor]]'s order permitting them to assist.
 * [[1921]]: The [[1921 National Balloon Race]] launched from [[Birmingham]], the first event in the city's [[Semicentennial of Birmingham|semicentennial celebrations]].
 * [[1874]]: [[1874 Alabama Press Association convention|Alabama Press Association convention]] attendees took a train excursion to [[Blount Springs]], with stops at coal mines along the route.
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