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'''September 18''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''September 18''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
[[Image:Railroad Park banner.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Railroad Park opened September 18, 2010]] | |||
* [[2010]]: [[Railroad Park]] opened to the public. | |||
* [[2007]]: [[Afton Lee Sr]], [[Scotty McCallum]], [[Sabert Oglesby]], [[Herb Stockham]] and [[Rick Woodward]] were inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]. | * [[2007]]: [[Afton Lee Sr]], [[Scotty McCallum]], [[Sabert Oglesby]], [[Herb Stockham]] and [[Rick Woodward]] were inducted into the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]. | ||
* [[2006]]: [[WTTO]] became an affiliate of the CW television network. | * [[2006]]: [[WTTO]] became an affiliate of the CW television network. | ||
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September 18 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2010: Railroad Park opened to the public.
- 2007: Afton Lee Sr, Scotty McCallum, Sabert Oglesby, Herb Stockham and Rick Woodward were inducted into the Birmingham Business Hall of Fame.
- 2006: WTTO became an affiliate of the CW television network.
- 1943: USS Birmingham (CL-62) took part in the raids on Tarawa.
- 1913: The Birmingham Tidewater Railway began passenger service between Ensley and East Lake.
- 1890: Architect Joseph Turner married Flora Hathaway in Huntsville.
Births
- 1954: Former Auburn Tigers football coach Tommy Tuberville was born.
- 1932: Racing promoter Bob Harmon was born in Ensley.
- 1883: Former Mayor of Birmingham Jimmie Jones was born in Eufaula.
Deaths
- 2011; Radio announcer Ken Tremeling died.
- 2010: Chemist and educator Herbert Longenecker died in Birmingham.
- 2009: Newspaper photographer Robert Adams died.
- 1837: Revolutionary War veteran Jonathan Clower died in what is now Chilton County.
Sports
- 1909: Birmingham Barons shortstop Roy Ellam made his Major League debut with the Cincinnati Reds.