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: St Louis Cardinals reliever Josh Hancock died in a car crash.
2007: Birmingham Zoo gorilla Babec underwent a 7-hour operation to replace his artificial pacemaker.
2007: Evangelist and author Lee Roberson died.
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.
1940: State Senator E. B. McClain was born.
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.
1866: Banker William Berney married Lizzie J. Taylor of Montgomery.

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 * [[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]].