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*[[January 29]]: [[Robert Sanderson]] killed in [[1998 abortion clinic bombing|abortion clinic bombing | *[[January 29]]: [[Robert Sanderson]] killed in [[1998 abortion clinic bombing|abortion clinic bombing]] | ||
*[[April 15]]: [[Clettus Atkinson]], columnist for the [[Birmingham Post-Herald]] | *[[April 15]]: [[Clettus Atkinson]], columnist for the [[Birmingham Post-Herald]] | ||
*[[November 30]]: [[Margaret Walker]], writer, poet | *[[November 30]]: [[Margaret Walker]], writer, poet | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 27 March 2007
1998 was the 127th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 29: Eric Robert Rudolph detonated a bomb at the New Woman All Women Clinic in Birmingham, killing officer Robert Sanderson and critically injuring nurse Emily Lyons.
- March 18: All four lanes of I-20/59 North were closed for five days after a 23-ton steel coil bounced down the interstate after falling off a truck.
- August 4: The MAPS proposal is defeated by voters.
- September 9: A 22 ton coil punched 17 holes along a section of I-65 South after falling off a truck.
Buildings
- June: Grandview II office building opens
Deaths
- January 29: Robert Sanderson killed in abortion clinic bombing
- April 15: Clettus Atkinson, columnist for the Birmingham Post-Herald
- November 30: Margaret Walker, writer, poet
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1998
See Also
| 1990s |
| << 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 >> |
| Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works |