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* [[1957]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] accompanied a group of four black children and their parents to [[Phillips High School]] in an attempt to enroll them as the school's first black students. | * [[1957]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] accompanied a group of four black children and their parents to [[Phillips High School]] in an attempt to enroll them as the school's first black students. | ||
* [[1887]]: [[Bessemer]] was incorporated. | * [[1887]]: [[Bessemer]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[1863]]: The Confederate government purchased [[Brierfield Ironworks]] for $600,000 in Confederate tender. | |||
==Sports== | ==Sports== |
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September 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2007: Cahaba Park Church held its first service.
- 2006: Prison escapee Dedrick Griham was captured in Birmingham.
- 2003: Bob Riley's "Amendment One" tax bill was rejected by 68% of the state's voters.
- 1989: The Stars Fell on the Alabama Reunion was held at the Alabama Theatre.
- 1957: Fred Shuttlesworth accompanied a group of four black children and their parents to Phillips High School in an attempt to enroll them as the school's first black students.
- 1887: Bessemer was incorporated.
- 1863: The Confederate government purchased Brierfield Ironworks for $600,000 in Confederate tender.
Sports
- 2006: UAB won against East Carolina 17-12 at Legion Field.
- 1949: Birmingham Barons owner Gus Jebeles sold a majority stake in the team to a trio of local investors.
Births and deaths
- 1995: Former Mayor of Homewood Robert Waldrop died.
- 1970: Basketball player Warren Kidd was born in Harpersville.
- 1964: NFL center Ben Tamburello was born in Birmingham.
- 1934: Poet Sonia Sanchez was born in Birmingham.
- 1925: W. H. Coleman, a Fairfield police officer, was killed in the line of duty.
- 1918: Civil Rights Guard Colonel Stone Johnson was born in Hayesville (Lowndes County).
- 1905: Major league pitcher Charlie Perkins was born in Ensley.