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'''August 28''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | '''August 28''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]: | ||
*[[ | * [[2015]]: The 17th annual [[2015 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival|Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] kicked off. | ||
* | * 2015: The 2-day [[2015 Restoring Unity Rally]] began. | ||
* [[2012]]: [[2012 municipal elections|Municipal elections]] were held. | |||
* 2012: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] voted to discontinue inpatient care at [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]]. | |||
* [[1986]]: [[Anderson Place|Anderson Place Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]]. | |||
* [[1971]]: Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] admitted himself to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland due to poor health. | * [[1971]]: Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] admitted himself to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland due to poor health. | ||
* [[1938]]: Aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan made a public appearance in Birmingham shortly after his "unintended" trans-Atlantic flight. | |||
* [[1923]]: In a public referendum, [[Birmingham]] voted to outlaw private "jitney" services. | |||
* [[1916]]: The [[Colonial Theater]] opened with performances by the "White Rats" Vaudeville troupe. | |||
* [[1909]]: Construction of the [[Edgewood Electric Railway]] began. | |||
[[Image:Marvin Bass.jpg|right|thumb|Marvin Bass, born August 28, 1919]] | |||
== Births == | |||
* [[1994]]: [[Birmingham Stallions (2020s USFL)|Birmingham Stallions]] linebacker [[Scooby Wright]] was born in Windsor, California. | |||
* [[1981]]: Assistant Attorney General and horror author [[Brett Talley]] was born in [[Walker County]]. | |||
* [[1963]]: Reverend [[Al Sutton]] was born. | |||
* [[1959]]: Artist [[Don Stewart]] was born. | * [[1959]]: Artist [[Don Stewart]] was born. | ||
* [[1955]]: Educator [[Donna Mitchell]] was born. | |||
* [[1928]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] star [[Ed Salem]] was born in Tucson, Arizona. | |||
* [[1919]]: [[Birmingham Vulcans]] head coach [[Marvin Bass]] was born in Norfolk, Virginia. | |||
* [[1871]]: Banker and [[Jefferson County Commission]] president [[Bob Wharton]] was born in Lebanon, Tennessee. | |||
== Deaths == | |||
* [[2008]]: [[Jack Bulow]], director of the [[Birmingham Public Library]], died. | |||
* [[1993]]: [[World War II]] fighter pilot [[Elliott Dent]] died. | |||
* [[1986]]: DJ [[Duke Rumore]] died. | |||
* [[1943]]: 28 miners were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]]. | * [[1943]]: 28 miners were killed in the [[1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[1905]]: U.S. Commissioner and newspaper publisher [[H. A. Wilson]] died of a stroke in [[Lomax]]. | ||
* [[1902]]: [[Bessemer]] [[Bessemer Police Department|police officer]] [[John Flowers]] was killed in the line of duty. | * [[1902]]: [[Bessemer]] [[Bessemer Police Department|police officer]] [[John Flowers]] was killed in the line of duty. | ||
* [[1898]]: Army sergeant [[Phil Finch]] died of typhoid fever in Jacksonville, Florida. | |||
== Sports == | |||
* [[2008]]: [[2008 Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]] defeated Division II West Georgia 21-19 at [[Seibert Stadium]]. | |||
* [[1990]]: Hall of Fame hitter [[Frank Thomas]] knocked his first Major League home run in Minneapolis. | |||
* [[1953]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] Little League team from [[Avondale Park]] defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series. | |||
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August 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: The 17th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival kicked off.
- 2015: The 2-day 2015 Restoring Unity Rally began.
- 2012: Municipal elections were held.
- 2012: The Jefferson County Commission voted to discontinue inpatient care at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital.
- 1986: Anderson Place Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1971: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black admitted himself to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland due to poor health.
- 1938: Aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan made a public appearance in Birmingham shortly after his "unintended" trans-Atlantic flight.
- 1923: In a public referendum, Birmingham voted to outlaw private "jitney" services.
- 1916: The Colonial Theater opened with performances by the "White Rats" Vaudeville troupe.
- 1909: Construction of the Edgewood Electric Railway began.
Births
- 1994: Birmingham Stallions linebacker Scooby Wright was born in Windsor, California.
- 1981: Assistant Attorney General and horror author Brett Talley was born in Walker County.
- 1963: Reverend Al Sutton was born.
- 1959: Artist Don Stewart was born.
- 1955: Educator Donna Mitchell was born.
- 1928: Alabama Crimson Tide football star Ed Salem was born in Tucson, Arizona.
- 1919: Birmingham Vulcans head coach Marvin Bass was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
- 1871: Banker and Jefferson County Commission president Bob Wharton was born in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Deaths
- 2008: Jack Bulow, director of the Birmingham Public Library, died.
- 1993: World War II fighter pilot Elliott Dent died.
- 1986: DJ Duke Rumore died.
- 1943: 28 miners were killed in the 1943 Sayreton No. 2 Mine explosion.
- 1905: U.S. Commissioner and newspaper publisher H. A. Wilson died of a stroke in Lomax.
- 1902: Bessemer police officer John Flowers was killed in the line of duty.
- 1898: Army sergeant Phil Finch died of typhoid fever in Jacksonville, Florida.
Sports
- 2008: Samford defeated Division II West Georgia 21-19 at Seibert Stadium.
- 1990: Hall of Fame hitter Frank Thomas knocked his first Major League home run in Minneapolis.
- 1953: The Southside Ball Association Little League team from Avondale Park defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series.