May 6: Difference between revisions

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May 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2006: Manager Chris Chron removed the Birmingham Barons from a game against the Jacksonville Suns which was interrupted by two bench-clearing brawls.
2006: The 20th annual We Love Homewood Day was held.
2005: Birmingham and Plzeň, Czech Republic signed a Sister City agreement in Plzeň's Obradni sin (City Hall).
1967: The Japanese Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens opened to the public as part of the Birmingham Festival of Arts Salute to Japan.
1955: Author and poet Debra Ghigna was born.
1934: Senator Richard Shelby was born in Birmingham.
1907: Major League pitcher Ivy Andrews was born in Dora.
1856: The East Alabama Male College was chartered in Auburn.
1862: United States Senator Oscar Underwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

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 * [[1967]]: The [[Japanese Garden]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] opened to the public as part of the [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Salute to Japan (1967)|Salute to Japan]].
 * [[1955]]: Author and poet [[Debra Ghigna]] was born.
+* [[1934]]: Senator [[Richard Shelby]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1907]]: Major League pitcher [[Ivy Andrews]] was born in [[Dora]].
 * [[1856]]: The [[Auburn University|East Alabama Male College]] was chartered in [[Auburn]].