April 2: Difference between revisions

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April 2 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Johnny Brown resigned as chief of Columbiana Police Department.
1986: George Wallace announced his retirement from public office.
1984: Birmingham Stallions 31, New Orleans Breakers 17 at Legion Field.
1983: Boston Breakers 27, Birmingham Stallions 16 at Nickerson Field, Boston.
1963: Albert Boutwell defeated Bull Connor in the 1963 Birmingham mayoral election.
1955: The Jimmy Morgan Zoo's first exhibit, "Monkey Island", opened at Lane Park.
1949: State senator Hank Erwin was born in Birmingham.
1947: Singer Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham.
1932: Walker Percy's mother Mattie Sue drove off a bridge.
1866: President Andrew Johnson declared an end to war in Alabama.
1865: Wilson's Raiders reached Selma.

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 * [[1983]]: Boston Breakers 27, [[Birmingham Stallions]] 16 at Nickerson Field, Boston.
 * [[1963]]: [[Albert Boutwell]] defeated [[Bull Connor]] in the [[1963 Birmingham mayoral election]].
-* [[1955]]: The [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]]'s first exhibit, "Monkey Island", opened at [[Lane Park]].
+* [[1955]]: The [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]]'s first exhibit, "[[Monkey Island]]", opened at [[Lane Park]].
 * [[1949]]: State senator [[Hank Erwin]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1947]]: Singer [[Emmylou Harris]] was born in [[Birmingham]].