September 17: Difference between revisions

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September 17 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Organist and Samford University professor Ted Tibbs died.
2008: Lakendall Sims was re-captured after escaping from the Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division a day earlier.
2007: The Fairfield City Council voted to revert "Richard Scrushy Parkway" back to Lloyd Noland Parkway.
2006: Harpersville Garden of Memories was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
2006: Po Monkey played as part of the Phelan Park Music Series.
2005: Haleigh Stidham was crowned the 2006 "Miss Alabama USA" at Samford University.
2005: Freshman running back Glen Coffee amassed a season-high 75 yards for the Crimson Tide against South Carolina.
2001: Baseball player Bubba Church died.
1994: Heather Whitestone was crowned Miss America.
1971: Hugo Black resigned from the Supreme Court of the United States.
1952: Western High School opened.
1940: President Franklin Roosevelt attended the funeral of William Bankhead in Jasper.
1938: Painter Larry Connatser was born in Birmingham.
1885: Hueytown High School principal Harley Gilmore was born in Jefferson County.
1802: Attorney and State Assemblyman Robert Jemison, Jr was born in Lincoln County, Georgia.

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 * [[2001]]: [[Baseball player]] [[Bubba Church]] died.
 * [[1994]]: [[Heather Whitestone]] was crowned Miss America.
-* [[1971]]: [[Hugo Black]] resigned from the Supreme Court of the United States
+* [[1971]]: [[Hugo Black]] resigned from the Supreme Court of the United States.
+* [[1952]]: [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] opened.
 * [[1940]]: President Franklin Roosevelt [[List of presidential visits|attended]] the funeral of [[William Bankhead]] in [[Jasper]].
 * [[1938]]: Painter [[Larry Connatser]] was born in [[Birmingham]].