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* [[February 12]]: [[Central High School]] burned down. | * [[February 12]]: [[Central High School]] burned down. | ||
* The first ''[[Birmingham magazine|Birmingham]]'' magazine was published. | |||
* [[Tarrant|Tarrant City]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[April 30]]: The [[Wilton|Town of Wilton]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[May 10]]: The formerly private [[East Lake Park]] was dedicated as a public park. | |||
* [[Camp Winnataska]] was founded by the [[Birmingham Sunday School Association]]. | |||
* [[October 7]]–[[October 12|12]]: [[1918 Alabama State Fair]] | * [[October 7]]–[[October 12|12]]: [[1918 Alabama State Fair]] | ||
* [[October 9]]: The [[Booker T. Washington Library|Lincoln Branch]] of [[Birmingham Public Library]] opened to black patrons | |||
* October: The [[1918 influenza pandemic]] hit Birmingham, causing hundreds of deaths. | * October: The [[1918 influenza pandemic]] hit Birmingham, causing hundreds of deaths. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* | * [[January 1]]: The [[Connors Steel Company]] was organized. | ||
* [[Joe Goldstein]] opened the first [[New Williams]] store on [[3rd Avenue North]] | |||
* Drilling of the vertical shaft [[Pyne Mine]] began. | |||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||
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===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* | * Civil engineer [[William Merkel]] died. | ||
* [[February 14]]: Writer [[John DuBose]] was killed in a railway accident. | |||
* [[August 2]]: Infantry officer [[Mortimer Jordan III]] died from combat wounds at Sergy, France. | |||
* [[October 9]]: Infantry lieutenant [[Orville Coston]] died from combat wounds near Cornay, France. | |||
* [[October 14]]: Circus performer [[Elma Moore]] died from the [[1918 influenza pandemic|"Spanish" influenza]]. | |||
* [[October 18]]: Aviator [[Arthur Roberts]] was shot down over Issoudun, France | |||
* [[November 14]]: Aviator [[John R. Williams]] was killed in a training accident near Salisbury, England. | |||
* [[November 15]]: Plantation owner and [[Elyton Land Company]] partner [[William Nabers]] died. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 9 April 2020
1918 was the 47th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- February 12: Central High School burned down.
- The first Birmingham magazine was published.
- Tarrant City was incorporated.
- April 30: The Town of Wilton was incorporated.
- May 10: The formerly private East Lake Park was dedicated as a public park.
- Camp Winnataska was founded by the Birmingham Sunday School Association.
- October 7–12: 1918 Alabama State Fair
- October 9: The Lincoln Branch of Birmingham Public Library opened to black patrons
- October: The 1918 influenza pandemic hit Birmingham, causing hundreds of deaths.
Business
- January 1: The Connors Steel Company was organized.
- Joe Goldstein opened the first New Williams store on 3rd Avenue North
- Drilling of the vertical shaft Pyne Mine began.
Sports
Individuals
Births
Marriages
Deaths
- Civil engineer William Merkel died.
- February 14: Writer John DuBose was killed in a railway accident.
- August 2: Infantry officer Mortimer Jordan III died from combat wounds at Sergy, France.
- October 9: Infantry lieutenant Orville Coston died from combat wounds near Cornay, France.
- October 14: Circus performer Elma Moore died from the "Spanish" influenza.
- October 18: Aviator Arthur Roberts was shot down over Issoudun, France
- November 14: Aviator John R. Williams was killed in a training accident near Salisbury, England.
- November 15: Plantation owner and Elyton Land Company partner William Nabers died.
Works
- "The Barricade" by George Bellows
- "Flags" by Theodore Butler
- October 15: The USS Osmond Ingram was laid down at Quincy, Massachusetts.
Books
Buildings
Context
1918
Notable births in 1918 included . Notable deaths included
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