August 9: Difference between revisions

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August 9 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Roy Williams radio program debuted on WAGG-AM.
2012: The Barber of Birmingham premiered on PBS.
2011: Ollie Irene opened in the Mountain Brook Shopping Center.
2010: Homewood City Council president Jeff Underwood resigned for health reasons.
2002: A topping out ceremony was held for the downtown tower One Concord Center.
1978: Jefferson Starship performed at the BJCC Coliseum.
1846: William Browne married the former Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of Tuscaloosa.
1814: The Treaty of Fort Jackson ceded much of Alabama's Creek Indian territory to the United States.

1974: Entertainer Michael Saab was born.
1941: Makeup artist Way Bandy was born Ronald Duane Wright in Birmingham.
1921: Town & Gown Theatre founder James Hatcher was born in Enterprise, Coffee County.

1980: Rockabilly/soul singer Jerry Woodard died on St Simon's Island, Georgia.
1969: Birmingham native and internationally-known hair stylist Jay Sebring was shot along with Sharon Tate by the Manson family in Los Angeles.

1971: Pitcher Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1915: Jack Nabors pitched his first Major League baseball game.

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 * [[2010]]: [[Homewood City Council]] president [[Jeff Underwood]] resigned for health reasons.
 * [[2002]]: A topping out ceremony was held for the downtown tower [[One Concord Center]].
+* [[1978]]: Jefferson Starship performed at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]].
 * [[1846]]: [[William Browne]] married the former Margaret Elizabeth Stevens of [[Tuscaloosa]].
 * [[1814]]: The [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] ceded much of Alabama's Creek Indian territory to the United States.