April 16: Difference between revisions

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April 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Ground was broken for The Hollywood retail center.
2008: An 18-wheeler dropped a steel beam on I-20/59 south.
2007: Birmingham News reporter Brett Blackledge won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism.
1998: The Homewood Public Library held a grand reopening after a major renovation of the facility.
1963: Martin Luther King, Jr completed his "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
1946: Milo Carlton and his wife Bea opened the original Milo's Hamburgers in Norwood.
1946: The father of Ross Gray received his Medal of Honor in a ceremony at Centreville High School.
1917: Jack Nabors pitched his last game for the Philadelphia Athletics.
1906: Professional baseball player Tommy Sewell was born in Titus.
1889: President Benjamin Harrison delivered a speech at Capitol Park.
1865: Wilson's Raiders engaged in the Battle of West Point, Georgia, six days after Lee surrendered at Appomattox.

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 '''April 16''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
+* [[2010]]: Ground was broken for [[The Hollywood]] retail center.
 * [[2008]]: An 18-wheeler [[List of interstate accidents involving dropped steel loads|dropped a steel beam]] on [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] south.
 * [[2007]]: ''[[Birmingham News]]'' reporter [[Brett Blackledge]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism.