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* [[1966]]: 8 finalists for the design of the [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]] were announced. | * [[1966]]: 8 finalists for the design of the [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]] were announced. | ||
* [[1955]]: [[Homewood]] annexed the communities of [[Oak Grove]] and [[Drexel Hills]]. | * [[1955]]: [[Homewood]] annexed the communities of [[Oak Grove]] and [[Drexel Hills]]. | ||
* [[1943]]: A fire at the [[Morris Hotel]] killed two people and heavily damaged the fourth and fifth floors. | |||
* [[1916]]: 30 miners were killed in the [[1916 Bessie Mine explosion]]. | * [[1916]]: 30 miners were killed in the [[1916 Bessie Mine explosion]]. | ||
* [[1910]]: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]''. | * [[1910]]: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]''. | ||
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November 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2009: UAB defeated Memphis 31-21 in the 12th annual Battle for the Bones.
- 2007: The section of Interstate 22 from Cherry Avenue to Industrial Parkway opened.
- 2007: Judge Allwin Horn held a hearing regarding Larry Langford's eligibility for the 2007 Birmingham mayoral election.
- 2007: Ivor Brooks became chief of the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service.
- 2006: Bobby Humphryes and Jim Carns were sworn into the Jefferson County Commission.
- 1992: The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute opened.
- 1966: 8 finalists for the design of the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center were announced.
- 1955: Homewood annexed the communities of Oak Grove and Drexel Hills.
- 1943: A fire at the Morris Hotel killed two people and heavily damaged the fourth and fifth floors.
- 1916: 30 miners were killed in the 1916 Bessie Mine explosion.
- 1910: Eugene Ely was the first to fly an airplane off of the deck of a ship, the USS Birmingham (CL-2).
- 1882: O'Brien's Opera House opened with a performance of The Black Crook.
Births and deaths
- 2010: Architect Don Morrison died.
- 1986: UAB quarterback Joe Webb was born.
- 1974: Actor and football player Johnny Mack Brown died.
- 1965: Baseball player Ewart "Dixie" Walker died in Leeds.
- 1929: Birmingham Barons baseball player Jimmy Piersall was born.
- 1929: Birmingham Americans coach Jack Gotta was born in Ironwood, Michigan
- 1916: 30 miners were killed in the 1916 Bessie Mine explosion.