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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. | * The first ''[[Birmingham magazine|Birmingham]]'' magazine was published. | ||
* [[ | * [[May 2]]: Aviator [[James Meissner]] scored his first aerial kill, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre. | ||
* [[May 10]]: The formerly private [[East Lake Park]] was dedicated as a public park. | * [[May 10]]: The formerly private [[East Lake Park]] was dedicated as a public park. | ||
* [[May 19]]: The [[Steel Cities Chemical Company]] Ensley plant was destroyed by fire. | |||
* [[Camp Winnataska]] was founded by the [[Birmingham Sunday School Association]]. | * [[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 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. | ||
* [[December 3]]: [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]] was renamed in honor of President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. | |||
* [[Sunnyside Academy|Powderly Elementary School]] was destroyed by fire. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[January 1]]: The [[Connors Steel Company]] was organized. | * [[January 1]]: The [[Connors Steel Company]] was organized. | ||
* [[Joe Goldstein]] opened the first [[New Williams]] store on [[3rd Avenue North]] | * [[Joe Goldstein]] opened the first [[New Williams]] store on [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Lauren Bloch]] bought the [[Parisian]] department store. | |||
* Drilling of the vertical shaft [[Pyne Mine]] began. | * Drilling of the vertical shaft [[Pyne Mine]] began. | ||
* Construction of the [[Alabama Byproducts Corporation|North Birmingham By Products Coke Oven Plant]] began. | |||
* [[Jefferson Peek]] sold the [[Rye-Ola|Rye-Ola Company]] to [[Ben Barbour]] and [[Harry Speaker]]. | |||
* The [[Motlow Distilling Company]] closed in advance of national prohibition. | |||
* [[Union State Bank|First National Bank of Pell City]] was renamed [[Union State Bank]]. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] was forced into receivership. | |||
* The ''[[Wide-Awake]]'' ceased publication. | |||
== Education == | |||
* [[May 30]]: The Birmingham College and Southern University were merged into [[Birmingham-Southern College]]. | |||
== Government == | |||
* [[April 30]]: The [[Wilton|Town of Wilton]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[Tarrant|Tarrant City]] was incorporated. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]] was established. | |||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||
* | * The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] did not play due to [[World War I]]. | ||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* | * [[March 9]]: [[LeRoy Percy]] joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps. | ||
* [[July 24]]: [[Satchel Paige]] was transferred from [[Councill School]] to the Industrial School for Negro Children in Mount Meigs for shoplifting and truancy. | |||
* [[September 1]]: [[Joseph Ware]] succeeded [[Wilmer Poyner]] as rector of [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]]. | |||
* [[Jacob Mendelsohn]] succeeded [[A. Feinsilver]] as rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]]. | |||
* [[W. A. Withington]] succeeded [[T. J. Cason]] as [[Mayor of Leeds]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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* [[J. P. Rotton Jr]], wholesale grocer and racing promoter | * [[J. P. Rotton Jr]], wholesale grocer and racing promoter | ||
* [[James Walbert]], Gospel composer and arranger | * [[James Walbert]], Gospel composer and arranger | ||
===Graduations=== | |||
* [[Blanche Dean]] earned a teaching certificate at [[Valparaiso University]]. | |||
* [[Luther Patrick]] completed his law degree at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]]. | |||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 10 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.
- May 2: Aviator James Meissner scored his first aerial kill, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and the Croix de Guerre.
- May 10: The formerly private East Lake Park was dedicated as a public park.
- May 19: The Steel Cities Chemical Company Ensley plant was destroyed by fire.
- 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.
- December 3: Capitol Park was renamed in honor of President Woodrow Wilson.
- Powderly Elementary School was destroyed by fire.
Business
- January 1: The Connors Steel Company was organized.
- Joe Goldstein opened the first New Williams store on 3rd Avenue North
- Lauren Bloch bought the Parisian department store.
- Drilling of the vertical shaft Pyne Mine began.
- Construction of the North Birmingham By Products Coke Oven Plant began.
- Jefferson Peek sold the Rye-Ola Company to Ben Barbour and Harry Speaker.
- The Motlow Distilling Company closed in advance of national prohibition.
- First National Bank of Pell City was renamed Union State Bank.
- The Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company was forced into receivership.
- The Wide-Awake ceased publication.
Education
- May 30: The Birmingham College and Southern University were merged into Birmingham-Southern College.
Government
- April 30: The Town of Wilton was incorporated.
- Tarrant City was incorporated.
- The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta was established.
Sports
- The Alabama Crimson Tide football team did not play due to World War I.
Individuals
- March 9: LeRoy Percy joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
- July 24: Satchel Paige was transferred from Councill School to the Industrial School for Negro Children in Mount Meigs for shoplifting and truancy.
- September 1: Joseph Ware succeeded Wilmer Poyner as rector of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
- Jacob Mendelsohn succeeded A. Feinsilver as rabbi of Knesseth Israel Congregation.
- W. A. Withington succeeded T. J. Cason as Mayor of Leeds.
Births
- February 22: Charlie Finley, Major League Baseball executive
- February 23: Jim Carlin, Major League Baseball player
- March 11: Lyman Bostock Sr, Birmingham Black Barons infielder
- March 12: Joseph Vath, Bishop of Birmingham
- March 13: John Rhoden, sculptor
- March 22: A. H. Woodward Jr, Woodward Iron Company executive
- May 6: Henrietta Boggs-MacGuire, First Lady of Costa Rica
- May 14: Wimpy Quinn, Major League Baseball player
- June 2: Kathryn Tucker Windham, writer and storyteller
- June 6: Jean Glenn, librarian
- June 14: Andrew Hodges, insurance executive and Operation New Birmingham president
- June 29: J. D. Hill, grocer
- July 25: Herman Frank Cash, truck driver and bombing suspect
- August 18: Hank Penny, musician and entertainer
- August 24: Marion Yester, dental prosthetist
- August 27: Jack Meyer, hotel executive
- September 1: James Martin, U.S. Representative
- September 9: Colonel Stone Johnson, Union leader, Civil Rights activist and guard
- October 21: Alvin Vogtle, CEO of Southern Company
- October 22: Harry Walker, Major League Baseball player and manager
- November 1: Arris Jebeles, restaurateur
- November 8: Michael Matsos, restaurateur
- November 2: Bill Cather, president of the A. H. Cather Publishing Company
- December 3: Marie Jemison essayist and Birmingham Public Library director
- December 11: Elmer Moree, school administrator
- Willie Brantley, voting rights activist
- Ken Faulkner, department store manager
- James Kidd Jr, president of Sunnyland Refining Company
- Charles Patrick, mail carrier, furnace worker and cook
- Joe Rhodes, police sergeant and chaplain
- J. P. Rotton Jr, wholesale grocer and racing promoter
- James Walbert, Gospel composer and arranger
Graduations
- Blanche Dean earned a teaching certificate at Valparaiso University.
- Luther Patrick completed his law degree at the University of Alabama School of Law.
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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