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* [[May 22]]: The Pennsylvania Serenaders kicked off the summer season at [[Edgewood Park]]'s "[[Dreamland]]" dance hall.
* [[May 22]]: The Pennsylvania Serenaders kicked off the summer season at [[Edgewood Park]]'s "[[Dreamland]]" dance hall.
* August: A fire damaged the [[Hardie-Tynes]] foundry.
* August: A fire damaged the [[Hardie-Tynes]] foundry.
* September: The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' sponsored a "Better Homes Show" with as many as 25,000 people visiting two model homes furnished by the [[R. B. Broyles Furniture Co.]] and the [[Ben M. Jacobs Furniture Co.]]
* [[September 28]]: The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' published a design attributed to [[Erskine Ramsey]] for a monumental Civic Center surrounding [[Woodrow Wilson Park]].
* [[September 28]]: The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' published a design attributed to [[Erskine Ramsey]] for a monumental Civic Center surrounding [[Woodrow Wilson Park]].
* October: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] hosted a rally which filled the grandstands at [[Rickwood Field]] with more than 23,000 people.
* October: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] hosted a rally which filled the grandstands at [[Rickwood Field]] with more than 23,000 people.
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* [[Mortimer Jordan Park|Behrens' Park]] in [[Southside]] was renamed for [[Mortimer Jordan III]].
* [[Mortimer Jordan Park|Behrens' Park]] in [[Southside]] was renamed for [[Mortimer Jordan III]].
* Naylor's Seven Aces Orchestra headlined the season at the [[Cascade Plunge]]'s "[[Cloud Room]]".
* Naylor's Seven Aces Orchestra headlined the season at the [[Cascade Plunge]]'s "[[Cloud Room]]".
* The U.S. Navy Zeppelin ZR-1 "Shenandoah" visited [[Roberts Field]].  
* The U.S. Navy Zeppelin ZR-1 "Shenandoah" visited [[Roberts Field]].
* [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] acquired the former [[Charles Perry residence]] in [[Bluff Park]] as a permanent site for the [[Children's Fresh Air Farm]].
* The [[Sumiton Post Office]] was established.


==Business==
==Business==
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* The law firm of Tillman, Bradley & Baldwin became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Bradley, Baldwin, All & White]].
* The law firm of Tillman, Bradley & Baldwin became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Bradley, Baldwin, All & White]].
* [[ACIPCO]] founder [[John Eagan]] left the company to his employees at his death.
* [[ACIPCO]] founder [[John Eagan]] left the company to his employees at his death.
* [[Bama Company|A. N. Chappell & Co.]] began marketing its products under the "Bama" brand name.


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
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* [[Brotherhood Cemetery]] in [[Hueytown]] opened.
* [[Brotherhood Cemetery]] in [[Hueytown]] opened.
* The Georgia-based [[Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc.]] was incorporated in Alabama with attorney [[James Esdale]] as agent.
* The Georgia-based [[Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc.]] was incorporated in Alabama with attorney [[James Esdale]] as agent.
* The [[Workshops Empowerment Inc.|Alabama Association for the Blind]] was incorporated.


===Disestablishments===
===Disestablishments===
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==Religion==
==Religion==
* [[Central Park Presbyterian Church]] was founded.
* [[Central Park Presbyterian Church]] was founded.
* [[South Avondale Baptist Church|Avondale Baptist Church]] was renamed [[South Avondale Baptist Church]].


==Sports==
==Sports==
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* [[Sloss Ready-Mix Concrete Plant]] on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Sloss Ready-Mix Concrete Plant]] on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Tuscaloosa City Hall]]
* [[Tuscaloosa City Hall]]
* [[Gorgas Steam Plant|Warrior Reserve Steam Plant]] in [[Walker County]]
* [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]]
* Improvements to [[East Lake Park]], including an expanded bathing area, a merry-go-round, a miniature railroad and other rides
* Improvements to [[East Lake Park]], including an expanded bathing area, a merry-go-round, a miniature railroad and other rides
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* [[W. S. Wyman]] completed a water line to [[Alberta City]].
* [[W. S. Wyman]] completed a water line to [[Alberta City]].
* The [[Rushton Memorial Carillon]] was installed at [[First Presbyterian Church]].
* The [[Rushton Memorial Carillon]] was installed at [[First Presbyterian Church]].
* The [[Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 78]] erected a monument at [[Elmwood Cemetery]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[July 28]]: [[Anne Braden]], journalist and Civil Rights activist
* [[July 28]]: [[Anne Braden]], journalist and Civil Rights activist
* [[August 3]]: [[John Fuller]], architect and activist
* [[August 3]]: [[John Fuller]], architect and activist
* [[August 16]]: [[Margaret Livingston]], [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] volunteer leader
* [[August 22]]: [[Walter Johnsey]], [[Alabama Power Company]] executive
* [[August 22]]: [[Walter Johnsey]], [[Alabama Power Company]] executive
* [[August 23]]: [[Tommy Langston]], {{BPH}} photographer
* [[August 23]]: [[Tommy Langston]], {{BPH}} photographer
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* Literary figure [[Richmond Beatty]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* Literary figure [[Richmond Beatty]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] director [[Richard Howard]] graduated from Harvard University.
* [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] director [[Richard Howard]] graduated from Harvard University.
* Social worker [[Alice Pigman]] graduated from Austin High School in Chicago, Illinois.


===Awards===
===Awards===

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