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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[Joy Young]] | * [[Joy Young]] opened on [[20th Street North|20th Street]]. | ||
* [[Wallace Rayfield]] | * [[Wallace Rayfield]] began teaching at [[Industrial High School]] | ||
* [[J. Chris Hartsfield]] | * [[J. Chris Hartsfield]] succeeded [[Thomas Batson]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] | ||
* [[Charles B. Williams]] | * [[Charles B. Williams]] succeeded [[James M. Shelborne]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|President of Howard College]]. | ||
* [[Birmingham Flying Club]] founded. | * The [[Birmingham Flying Club]] was founded. | ||
* The [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] | * The [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] hosted a national Kiwanis convention at the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]]. | ||
* The [[Trussville Furnace]] | * The [[Trussville Furnace]] closed in the spring. | ||
* The [[United Mine Workers of Alabama]] | * The [[United Mine Workers of Alabama]] led a strike in [[Wylam]] | ||
* [[Dixie Field]] | * [[Dixie Field]] opened as Birmingham's first airport. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 17 September 2007
1919 was the 48th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham and the 100th anniversary of Alabama's statehood.
Events
- Joy Young opened on 20th Street.
- Wallace Rayfield began teaching at Industrial High School
- J. Chris Hartsfield succeeded Thomas Batson as Jefferson County Sheriff
- Charles B. Williams succeeded James M. Shelborne as President of Howard College.
- The Birmingham Flying Club was founded.
- The Kiwanis Club of Birmingham hosted a national Kiwanis convention at the Tutwiler Hotel.
- The Trussville Furnace closed in the spring.
- The United Mine Workers of Alabama led a strike in Wylam
- Dixie Field opened as Birmingham's first airport.
Births
- George M. Murray, Episcopal Bishop of Alabama
- March 17: Entertainer Nat King Cole
- June 24: Quilter Nora Ezell
- August 25: Alabama Governor George Wallace
- September 23: Birmingham Post-Herald columnist Clettus Atkinson
Context
1919 marked the end of World War I and saw the founding of the League of Nations. It was the year of the first Miss America pageant. Atatürk began the Turkish war of independence in 1919. The 18th amendment (Prohibition) was ratified and the 19th amendment (Women's suffrage) passed the legislature. The American Communist Party was established. The Cincinnati Reds were handed the World Series championship in the "Black Sox" scandal.
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