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October 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Valerie Gribben's The Fairytale Trilogy was published.
2009: UAB defeated Southern Miss 30-17 at Legion Field.
2007: Marine Jerome Murkerson died during combat in Iraq.
2006: Rebecca Moore was crowned Miss Alabama USA.
2006: The current members of the Bessemer City Council took office.
1990: Willie James Ware joined the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
1984: Sara Wuska was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
1980: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service purchased 7 acres of property around Thomas Spring, establishing Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge.
1979: Auburn and NFL player Rudi Johnson was born.
1978: Bill Hay founded Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood.
1949: WAFM-TV began airing regular programming from the ABC and CBS television networks.
1946: Birmingham City Schools closed early to allow 65,000 schoolchildren to witness the Auto Dare-Devils during "Childrens Day" at the State Fair.
1904: Laura E. Burton was granted a license to practice medicine in Alabama.

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 * [[1980]]: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service purchased 7 acres of property around [[Thomas Spring]], establishing [[Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge]].
 * [[1979]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] and NFL player [[Rudi Johnson]] was born.
+* [[1978]]: [[Bill Hay]] founded [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] in [[Homewood]].
 * [[1949]]: [[WAFM-TV]] began airing regular programming from the ABC and CBS television networks.
 * [[1946]]: [[Birmingham City Schools]] closed early to allow 65,000 schoolchildren to witness the Auto Dare-Devils during "Childrens Day" at the [[1946 Alabama State Fair|State Fair]].