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* [[September 1]]: The first official observation was taken at the [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]]. | * [[September 1]]: The first official observation was taken at the [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[November 10]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]] received a patent for windshield wipers. | * [[November 10]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]] received a patent for windshield wipers. | ||
* The [[Birmingham Public Library]] moved to the 4th floor of [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] from the [[Enslen Building]]. | |||
* Russian-emigre [[Simon Goldstein]] settled in [[Ensley]]. | |||
* [[Kelly Ingram]] entered the U. S. Navy. | |||
* [[Giuseppe Moretti]] began designing the statue of [[Vulcan]]. | * [[Giuseppe Moretti]] began designing the statue of [[Vulcan]]. | ||
* [[Lloyd Noland]] graduated from Baltimore Medical College. | * [[Lloyd Noland]] graduated from Baltimore Medical College. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[August 1]]: [[Holt Furnace]] was blown in. | * [[August 1]]: [[Holt Furnace]] was blown in. | ||
* [[Edwin Adams]] founded [[Adams Produce]]. | * [[Edwin Adams]] founded [[Adams Produce]]. | ||
* The [[American Trust and Savings Bank]] opened. | * The [[American Trust and Savings Bank]] opened. | ||
* [[William Gussen]] purchased the [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] from [[Benjamin Guckenberger]]. | |||
* [[Spoon Motlow]] and his brother [[Lem Motlow|Lem]] launched the [[Gadsden Distilling Company]] with W. S. Boyd. | |||
* Physician [[Courtney Shropshire]] established a practice in Birmingham. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* [[University of | * The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|University of Alabama]] defeated [[Auburn Tigers football|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]] 18-6 in the [[1903 Iron Bowl]]. | ||
==Individuals== | ==Individuals== | ||
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* [[February 12]]: [[Jabez Curry]], former congressman and president of [[Howard College]] | * [[February 12]]: [[Jabez Curry]], former congressman and president of [[Howard College]] | ||
* [[William E. B. Davis]], gynecologist | * [[William E. B. Davis]], gynecologist | ||
==Works== | |||
===Buildings=== | |||
* [[Barker Elementary School]] opened to students. | |||
* [[First Christian Church]] replaced their second wooden tabernacle at 2100 [[5th Avenue North]] with a more substantial red brick structure. | |||
* The [[Frank Nelson Building|First National Bank Building]] was completed. | |||
* The [[Highland Park Golf Course|Birmingham Country Club and golf course]] was built on the site of [[Lakeview Park]]. | |||
* [[Hillman Hospital]] | |||
* The first [[Knesseth Israel Congregation|Knesseth Israel Synagogue]] was constructed on the southwest corner of [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[7th Avenue North]]. | |||
* The first burial took place at [[Midway Cemetery]] in [[Adamsville]]. | |||
* [[Spiller Building|Allen & Jemison Warehouse]] was built in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
* [[Tuggle Elementary School|Tuggle Institute]] was founded. | |||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
1903 | In 1903, the first transatlantic radio broadcast was made between the US and England. The teddy bear was introduced. The US took possession of Guantanamo Bay. Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France. Pope Pius X was crowned. Panama gained recognition for its independence from Colombia. The Wright Brothers made their first successful flight. The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics. | ||
Notable births in 1903 included Benjamin Spock, entertainer Bing Crosby, comedian Bob Hope, baseball player Lou Gehrig, John Dillinger, author George Orwell, and Walker Evans. Notable deaths included Paul Gauguin, James McNeill Whistler, and Pope Leo XIII. | |||
{{Decade box|190|189|191}} | {{Decade box|190|189|191}} | ||
[[Category:1903|*]] | [[Category:1903|*]] | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 26 November 2013
1903 was the 32nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- March 31: Laura E. Burton graduated from the Louisville Medical College of the University of Kentucky.
- April 1: Sterling Foster became pastor of South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- July 18: Charles Ferguson was appointed to the City Court of Jefferson County.
- September 1: The first official observation was taken at the Weather Forecast Office Birmingham.
- November 10: Mary Anderson received a patent for windshield wipers.
- The Birmingham Public Library moved to the 4th floor of Birmingham City Hall from the Enslen Building.
- Russian-emigre Simon Goldstein settled in Ensley.
- Kelly Ingram entered the U. S. Navy.
- Giuseppe Moretti began designing the statue of Vulcan.
- Lloyd Noland graduated from Baltimore Medical College.
Business
- August 1: Holt Furnace was blown in.
- Edwin Adams founded Adams Produce.
- The American Trust and Savings Bank opened.
- William Gussen purchased the Birmingham Conservatory of Music from Benjamin Guckenberger.
- Spoon Motlow and his brother Lem launched the Gadsden Distilling Company with W. S. Boyd.
- Physician Courtney Shropshire established a practice in Birmingham.
Sports
- The University of Alabama defeated Alabama Polytechnic Institute 18-6 in the 1903 Iron Bowl.
Individuals
Births
- March 17: Edgar Mims, architect
- April 25: John Wilson, baseball player
- April 26: Dorothy Sebastian, actress
- May 16: William Hoole, librarian and historian
- August 6: Virginia Foster Durr, Civil Rights activist and lobbyist
- November 7: Paul Hardin, Methodist bishop
Marriages
- Carlton Molesworth to Ethel Irene Harris
Deaths
- February 12: Jabez Curry, former congressman and president of Howard College
- William E. B. Davis, gynecologist
Works
Buildings
- Barker Elementary School opened to students.
- First Christian Church replaced their second wooden tabernacle at 2100 5th Avenue North with a more substantial red brick structure.
- The First National Bank Building was completed.
- The Birmingham Country Club and golf course was built on the site of Lakeview Park.
- Hillman Hospital
- The first Knesseth Israel Synagogue was constructed on the southwest corner of 17th Street and 7th Avenue North.
- The first burial took place at Midway Cemetery in Adamsville.
- Allen & Jemison Warehouse was built in Tuscaloosa.
- Tuggle Institute was founded.
Context
In 1903, the first transatlantic radio broadcast was made between the US and England. The teddy bear was introduced. The US took possession of Guantanamo Bay. Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France. Pope Pius X was crowned. Panama gained recognition for its independence from Colombia. The Wright Brothers made their first successful flight. The Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Notable births in 1903 included Benjamin Spock, entertainer Bing Crosby, comedian Bob Hope, baseball player Lou Gehrig, John Dillinger, author George Orwell, and Walker Evans. Notable deaths included Paul Gauguin, James McNeill Whistler, and Pope Leo XIII.
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