April 29: Difference between revisions

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April 29 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: Barack Obama toured damage associated with the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Tuscaloosa.
2008: The Blaze statue in the Bartow Arena concourse was dedicated.
2007: Birmingham Zoo gorilla Babec underwent a 7-hour operation to replace his artificial pacemaker.
2006: Birmingham Steeldogs 40 - South Georgia Wildcats 34 in Albany, Georgia.
2006: The Tragic City Rollers hosted "Skate Against Rape" at the Funtime Skate Center in Fultondale.
2002: Ground was broken for the Shelby Biomedical Research Building on the site of the former Mortimer Jordan Hall at UAB.
2000: Birmingham Steeldogs 36 - Roanoke Steam 34 a the BJCC Arena.
1991: Birmingham Fire 16 - San Antonio Riders 12 at Legion Field.
1984: Birmingham Stallions 31, Denver Gold 14 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
1960: The City of Hueytown was incorporated.
1921: The Birmingham Music Festival staged the first symphonic concert performed by a local orchestra at the Jefferson Theatre.
1919; 22 miners were killed in the 1919 Majestic Mine explosion.
1889: Ensley Furnace No. 1 was blown in.
1868: Banker William Berney married Lizzie J. Taylor of Montgomery.

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 * 2007: Evangelist and author [[Lee Roberson]] died.
 * [[1940]]: State Senator [[E. B. McClain]] was born.
-* [[1919]]; 22 miners were killed in the [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]].
+* [[1919]]: 22 miners were killed in the [[1919 Majestic Mine explosion]].
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