November 20: Difference between revisions

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November 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Birmingham's first World of Beer franchise opened at Pickwick Plaza.
2005: The Alabama Southern Railroad began operating between Birmingham and Columbus, Mississippi.
2002: The Galleria Boulevard Flyover opened to traffic at 10:00 a.m.
1986: Olympic sprinters Emmit King and Lillie Leatherwood were married.
1974: Brierfield Ironworks was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1950: "Cousin Cliff" Holman made his television debut as Mr Bingle.
1950: Berthon's Cleaners opened their Southside drive-through location at 22nd Street and 7th Avenue South.
1945: A referendum was held to support capital improvements to Jefferson County Schools.
1938: The 1938 Southern Conference for Human Welfare meeting began in Birmingham.
1923: The Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1 inducted 2,100 new members at a torchlit ceremony at East Lake Park.
1818: St Clair County was created by the Territorial General Assembly.

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 * [[1950]]: [[Cliff Holman|"Cousin Cliff" Holman]] made his television debut as [[Mr Bingle]].
 * 1950: [[Berthon's Cleaners]] opened their [[Southside]] drive-through location at [[22nd Street South|22nd Street]] and [[7th Avenue South]].
+* [[1945]]: A [[1945 Jefferson County Schools referendum|referendum]] was held to support capital improvements to [[Jefferson County Schools]].
 * [[1938]]: The [[1938 Southern Conference for Human Welfare meeting]] began in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1923]]: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] inducted 2,100 new members at a torchlit ceremony at [[East Lake Park]].