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* [[Charles Birdges]] recruited [[Ed Sherrill]] from the [[Rolling Mill Four]] to join his new [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]].
* [[Charles Birdges]] recruited [[Ed Sherrill]] from the [[Rolling Mill Four]] to join his new [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]].
* [[Alberta City School]] in eastern [[Tuscaloosa]] opened, taking students from the former [[Valley View School]], [[Hopewell School]] and [[Alberta School]].
* [[Alberta City School]] in eastern [[Tuscaloosa]] opened, taking students from the former [[Valley View School]], [[Hopewell School]] and [[Alberta School]].
* [[Parrish High School]] opened.
* [[Epp Sykes]], editor of the ''[[Crimson White]]'' began calling for a new fight song for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Epp Sykes]], editor of the ''[[Crimson White]]'' began calling for a new fight song for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[April 27]]: [[Loew's Temple Theater]] opened.
* [[April 27]]: [[Loew's Temple Theater]] opened, taking over the Loew's Vaudeville circuit from the [[Birmingham Audtiorium|Bijou Theatre]].
* [[May 1]]: The [[Redmont Hotel]] opened to guests.
* [[May 1]]: The [[Redmont Hotel]] opened to guests.
* [[May 2]]: Clarence Saunders opened the first four Birmingham area [[Piggly Wiggly]] stores.
* [[May 2]]: Clarence Saunders opened the first four Birmingham area [[Piggly Wiggly]] stores.
* [[July 1]]: The [[Central Park Family Theater]] opened.
* [[July 1]]: The [[Central Park Family Theater]] opened.
* [[October 21]]: A new battery of Koppers-Becker coke ovens went into operation at [[Thomas furnaces]].
* [[Charles Carraway]] founded the [[Norwood Clinic]].
* [[Charles Carraway]] founded the [[Norwood Clinic]].
* [[Shook and Fletcher]] took over operations at [[Champion Mine]] and [[Taits Gap Mine]].
* [[Shook and Fletcher]] took over operations at [[Champion Mine]] and [[Taits Gap Mine]].
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* [[Giuseppe Moretti]]'s first marble quarry in [[Talladega County]] failed.
* [[Giuseppe Moretti]]'s first marble quarry in [[Talladega County]] failed.
* [[Bill Koikos|Bill]] and [[Pete Koikos]] became part-owners of the [[Bright Star Restaurant]].
* [[Bill Koikos|Bill]] and [[Pete Koikos]] became part-owners of the [[Bright Star Restaurant]].
* [[Charles Mehr]] opened a second location of [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]].
* [[W. A. Watts]] organized the [[Birmingham Building and Loan Association]].
* [[W. A. Watts]] organized the [[Birmingham Building and Loan Association]].
* [[Ernest House]], [[W. T. Estes]] and [[Jelk Cabiness]] founded the [[Radio Products Corporation]], manufacturer of "[[Superflex]]" radio receivers
* [[Ernest House]], [[W. T. Estes]] and [[Jelk Cabiness]] founded the [[Radio Products Corporation]], manufacturer of "[[Superflex]]" radio receivers
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* [[Marino's]] grocery opened on [[Avenue E Ensley]].
* [[Marino's]] grocery opened on [[Avenue E Ensley]].
* The [[Eureka No. 4 Mine]] was closed.
* The [[Eureka No. 4 Mine]] was closed.
* The [[Young & Vann Supply Company]] purchased a former [[Young & Vann Building|Anheuser-Busch warehouse]] on [[1st Avenue North]].
* A [[1925 Bluff Park fire|fire]] destroyed the [[Bluff Park Hotel]] during renovations.


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]
* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]
* [[Jackson Building]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[Jackson Building]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[Jackson Elementary School|Stonewall Jackson Elementary School]] in [[Arlington-West End]]
* [[J. S. Jackson residence]]
* [[J. S. Jackson residence]]
* [[Jemison Building]]
* [[Jemison Building]]
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* [[Munger Bowl]] stadium at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Munger Bowl]] stadium at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Norwood Elementary School|Norwood School]]
* [[Norwood Elementary School|Norwood School]]
* [[Parrish High School]]
* [[Phillips High School]], second unit
* [[Phillips High School]], second unit
* [[Liberty National Building|Pioneer Building]], known soon later as the [[Liberty National Building]]
* [[Liberty National Building|Pioneer Building]], known soon later as the [[Liberty National Building]]
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* [[February 14]]: [[Buddy Lively]], baseball player
* [[February 14]]: [[Buddy Lively]], baseball player
* [[February 27]]: [[Hardrock Gunter]], rock and roll musician
* [[February 27]]: [[Hardrock Gunter]], rock and roll musician
* [[March 9]]: [[Al Awtrey]], firefighter and homebuilder
* [[March 31]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]], banker
* [[March 31]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]], banker
* [[April 5]]: [[Les Longshore]], professional tennis player and coach
* [[April 5]]: [[Les Longshore]], professional tennis player and coach
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* [[November 30]]: [[Maryon Allen]], U. S. Senator
* [[November 30]]: [[Maryon Allen]], U. S. Senator
* [[December 12]]: [[Leonard Weil]], business executive and civic leader
* [[December 12]]: [[Leonard Weil]], business executive and civic leader
* [[Benny Carle]], Children's television host
* [[Jason Dean]], [[Bessemer City Council]]or
* [[Jason Dean]], [[Bessemer City Council]]or
* [[Alan Drennen]], [[Birmingham City Council]]or
* [[Alan Drennen]], [[Birmingham City Council]]or
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 10]]: [[Orion Dozier]], physician, inventor and poet
* [[April 19]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], industrialist and developer
* [[April 19]]: [[Edward M. Tutwiler]], industrialist and developer
* [[April 20]]: [[William McQueen]], president of the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company]]
* [[May 31]]: Seven people died in the [[1925 No. 2 Mine explosion]]
* [[May 31]]: Seven people died in the [[1925 No. 2 Mine explosion]]
* [[July 22]]: [[Drew Morris]]
* [[July 22]]: [[Drew Morris]]

Revision as of 13:03, 18 October 2014

1920 was the 54th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

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The year 1925 saw Benito Mussolini take dictatorial powers over Italy. The New Yorker magazine published its first issue. The Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest in U.S. history, rampaged through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring 2,027. The Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Chrysler. Tennessee high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100. The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS) was established. Mount Rushmore National Memorial was dedicated in South Dakota. The weekly country music-variety radio program Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "WSM Barn Dance".

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