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* [[B. A. Thompson]] succeeds Judge [[A. O. Lane]] as Mayor of Birmingham | * [[B. A. Thompson]] succeeds Judge [[A. O. Lane]] as Mayor of Birmingham | ||
* March 14: [[Rufus N. Rhodes]] publishes the first edition of the ''[[Birmingham News]]''. | * March 14: [[Rufus N. Rhodes]] publishes the first edition of the ''[[Birmingham Evening News]]''. | ||
* July 19: Death of Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in [[Red Mountain Cemetery]]. | * July 19: Death of Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in [[Red Mountain Cemetery]]. | ||
* November: President Grover Cleveland visits Birmingham. | |||
* November 8: The ''[[Daily Birmingham Age]]'' and ''[[Daily Herald]]'' merge to form the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | * November 8: The ''[[Daily Birmingham Age]]'' and ''[[Daily Herald]]'' merge to form the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''. | ||
* December 4: The body of [[Mary Hawes]] is found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | * December 4: The body of [[Mary Hawes]] is found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | ||
[[Category:1888|*]] | [[Category:1888|*]] | ||
Revision as of 22:00, 10 April 2006
1888 was the 17th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- B. A. Thompson succeeds Judge A. O. Lane as Mayor of Birmingham
- March 14: Rufus N. Rhodes publishes the first edition of the Birmingham Evening News.
- July 19: Death of Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in Red Mountain Cemetery.
- November: President Grover Cleveland visits Birmingham.
- November 8: The Daily Birmingham Age and Daily Herald merge to form the Birmingham Age-Herald.
- December 4: The body of Mary Hawes is found floating in East Lake by two boaters.