August 1

August 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2009: Alabama Warriors defeated Panhandle Crusaders 37-7 at Warrior Stadium.
• 2009: Birmingham Wildfire defeated Pensacola Lightning 30-3 at Legion Field.
• 2009: First Avenue Rocks, an indoor rock climbing facility, opened on First Avenue South.
• 2006: New Vision Television purchased WIAT 42 from Media General.
• 2006: University of Montevallo president Robert M. McChesney, Sr retired.
• 2006: William Leggett became pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham.
• 2006: Demolition of the Homewood Gardens Apartments began for the development of Hallman Hill.
• 2002: The third annual Furnace Fest began at Sloss Furnaces.
• 2000: Legion Field was announced as the home for an XFL team.
• 1997: Regal Cinemas purchased Cobb Theatres.
• 1988: Virginia Algermissen became director of UAB's Lister Hill Library.
• 1981: MTV debuted on the air with Alan Hunter as one of the five original VJs.
• 1961: Civil Rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth moved to Cincinnati to become pastor of Revelation Baptist Church.
• 1945: The USS Birmingham returned to service with the 5th fleet after repairs at Pearl Harbor.
• 1944: Roy Kracke assumed duties as the first dean of the Medical College of Alabama.
• 1941: Pitcher Satchel Paige returned to the East-West All Star Game after a 5-year absence.
• 1937: Ed Norton and Thad Holt purchased the lease for the WAPI-AM radio station.
• 1919: The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta first opened in the Jefferson County Bank Building.
• 1903: Holt Furnace was blown in.

Births and deaths

• 1988: Singer-songwriter Ryan Kinder was born.
• 1988: Convicted criminal Lakendall Sims was born.
• 1920: Ross Gray, Medal of Honor recipient, was born.