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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[April 1]]: An [[1892 factory explosion|explosion]] at the [[Sterling Dynamite Factory]] in [[Bessemer]] killed four. | * [[April 1]]: An [[1892 factory explosion|explosion]] at the [[Sterling Dynamite Factory]] in [[Bessemer]] killed four. | ||
* [[David J. Fox]] succeeded [[A. O. Lane]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham | * [[George Edwards]] began subdividing lots for residences in [[Brighton|Woodward Crossing]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[David J. Fox]] succeeded [[A. O. Lane]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | ||
* The [[Miles J. Green Lodge No. 530]] was chartered. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]] sold his industrial concerns to the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] and was made a vice-president. | |||
* The [[First National Bank of Shelby County]] was founded. | |||
* The [[Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association|Jefferson County Building and Loan Association]] was founded by [[F. M. Jackson]]. | |||
* The [[L & N Railroad]] purchased the [[Shelby Iron Company]]'s rail spur stretching from [[Shelby]] to [[Columbiana]], making it part of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]]. | * The [[L & N Railroad]] purchased the [[Shelby Iron Company]]'s rail spur stretching from [[Shelby]] to [[Columbiana]], making it part of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]]. | ||
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=== Education === | |||
* September: [[A. H. Parker]] succeeded [[C. V. Auguste]] as principal of [[Cameron School]]. | |||
* The [[Auburn University|Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama]] became the first four-year coeducational school in [[Alabama]] and women were first admitted. | |||
* [[Jasper City Schools]] was established. | |||
* [[Milner School]] opened in [[Gardendale]]. | |||
* [[St Mark's Academic and Industrial School]] was established by [[James Van Hoose]] for the education of African American children. | |||
=== Government === | === Government === | ||
* [[ | * [[September 1]]: [[George Morrow]] succeeded [[Joseph S. Smith]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]]. | ||
* [[Hudson W. Nelson]] succeeded [[William R. Carter]] as [[Shelby County Sheriff]]. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
* [[Jacob Fies]] succeeded [[Isaac Hochstadter]] as president of [[Temple Emanu-El]]. | |||
* [[New Hope Baptist Church]] was founded. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* The first [[1892 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] | * [[February 20]]: The [[Auburn University|Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama]] defeated the University of Georgia 10-0 in the South's first intercollegiate football game. | ||
* The [[1892 Auburn Tigers|Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama | * The [[1892 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|first Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] ended the year with a 2-2 record. | ||
* The [[1892 Auburn Tigers|first Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama football team]] (later known as the Auburn Tigers) also went 2-2 for the season. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Grays]] played a single season of baseball. | |||
* The [[Southern League of Professional Baseball|Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs]] reorganized. | * The [[Southern League of Professional Baseball|Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs]] reorganized. | ||
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* April 1: [[George Hartley]], dynamite factory worker | * April 1: [[George Hartley]], dynamite factory worker | ||
* April 1: [[Walter Lake]], dynamite factory worker | * April 1: [[Walter Lake]], dynamite factory worker | ||
* [[Peter Bryce]], superintendent of [[Bryce State Mental Hospital|Alabama Insane Hospital]] | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 8 May 2012
1892 was the 21st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- April 1: An explosion at the Sterling Dynamite Factory in Bessemer killed four.
- George Edwards began subdividing lots for residences in Woodward Crossing.
- David J. Fox succeeded A. O. Lane as Mayor of Birmingham.
- The Miles J. Green Lodge No. 530 was chartered.
Business
- Henry F. DeBardeleben sold his industrial concerns to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and was made a vice-president.
- The First National Bank of Shelby County was founded.
- The Jefferson County Building and Loan Association was founded by F. M. Jackson.
- The L & N Railroad purchased the Shelby Iron Company's rail spur stretching from Shelby to Columbiana, making it part of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad.
Education
- September: A. H. Parker succeeded C. V. Auguste as principal of Cameron School.
- The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama became the first four-year coeducational school in Alabama and women were first admitted.
- Jasper City Schools was established.
- Milner School opened in Gardendale.
- St Mark's Academic and Industrial School was established by James Van Hoose for the education of African American children.
Government
- September 1: George Morrow succeeded Joseph S. Smith as Jefferson County Sheriff.
- Hudson W. Nelson succeeded William R. Carter as Shelby County Sheriff.
Religion
- Jacob Fies succeeded Isaac Hochstadter as president of Temple Emanu-El.
- New Hope Baptist Church was founded.
Sports
- February 20: The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama defeated the University of Georgia 10-0 in the South's first intercollegiate football game.
- The first Alabama Crimson Tide football team ended the year with a 2-2 record.
- The first Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama football team (later known as the Auburn Tigers) also went 2-2 for the season.
- The Birmingham Grays played a single season of baseball.
- The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs reorganized.
Individuals
Births
- January 11: Tom Stewart, attorney
- May 13: Leo E. Bashinsky, industrialist, investor and civic leader
- June 12: Blanche Dean, naturalist, author, and educator
- June 15: Wallace Wade, college football coach
- July 4: A. G. Gaston, entrepreneur
- July 14: Nolan Harmon, Methodist bishop
- September 19: Jack Bethea, newspaper reporter, and novelist
Deaths
- April 1: Ed Boykin, dynamite factory worker
- April 1: Frank Boykin, dynamite factory worker
- April 1: George Hartley, dynamite factory worker
- April 1: Walter Lake, dynamite factory worker
- Peter Bryce, superintendent of Alabama Insane Hospital
Works
Buildings
- Caldwell Bradshaw residence
- South Highland Presbyterian Church
- St Mark's Academic and Industrial School
- Joseph Verchot residence
Context
In 1892, Ellis Island began accommodating immigrants to the United States. James Naismith published the rules for basketball. The General Electric Company was established through the merger of the Thomson-Houston Company and the Edison General Electric Company. Abercrombie & Fitch was established by David T. Abercrombie. Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting on the whites-only car in Louisiana, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case. The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden were found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. Grover Cleveland was elected over Benjamin Harrison and James B. Weaver to win the second of his non-consecutive terms.
Notable books published in 1892 included The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Notable music released included "After the Ball" by Charles K. Harris, "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two") by Harry Dacre, "My Old Dutch" by Albert Chevalier and Charles Ingle, and The Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Notable births in 1892 included author J. R. R. Tolkien, film and television producer Hal Roach, actor Oliver Hardy, actor and singer Eddie Cantor, judge Robert H. Jackson, actress Mary Pickford, baseball player Sad Sam Jones, actor William Powell, film producer Jack Warner, physicist Arthur Compton, publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr, actor Gummo Marx, bodybuilder Charles Atlas, and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Notable deaths included preacher Charles Spurgeon; fashion designer Louis Vuitton; poet Walt Whitman; Bahá'í founder Bahá'u'lláh; poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier; poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and financier Jay Gould.
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