October 1: Difference between revisions

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October 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: Stanley Oliver retired as chief of the Alabaster Police Department.
2011: Mark Wilson succeeded Michael Fleenor as Jefferson County Health Officer.
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 2006–2010 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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 '''October 1''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
+* [[2012]]: [[Stanley Oliver]] retired as chief of the [[Alabaster Police Department]].
 * [[2011]]: [[Mark Wilson]] succeeded [[Michael Fleenor]] as [[Jefferson County Health Officer]].
 * [[2010]]: [[Valerie Gribben]]'s ''The Fairytale Trilogy'' was published.