February 17: Difference between revisions

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February 17 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Mario Macias of Colorado won the Mercedes Marathon with a record time of 2:18:48.
2008: The Parliament House was imploded.
1963: Vulcan's torch began signaling heart disease deaths rather than traffic fatalities for a week to support the Heart Fund Drive.
1941: Construction of the USS Birmingham (CL-62) began.
1927: Theodore Swann made the first transatlantic long-distance call from Birmingham, reaching Kenneth Wilson of chemical manufacturers Albright & Wilson in Birmingham, England. He was charged $81 for the three-minute call.
1925: Coming Through premiered in New York City.
1904: John Frye opened the Traders National Bank in Birmingham.

1971: Birmingham City Councilor Lashunda Scales was born.
1963: Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1940: Journalist and author Wayne Greenhaw was born in Sheffield, Colbert County.
1921: Elyton Land Company general manager Willis Milner died.
1922: Baseball player Ed Chandler was born in Pinson.
1899: Football coach Peahead Walker was born in Birmingham.
1865: Industrialist and developer Frank Nelson, Jr was born in Shelby County.
1763: Creek Indian leader Alexander McGillivary died.

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 * 1963: [[Vulcan]]'s torch began signaling heart disease deaths rather than traffic fatalities for a week to support the Heart Fund Drive.
 * [[1941]]: Construction of the [[USS Birmingham (CL-62)]] began.
+* [[1927]]: [[Theodore Swann]] made the first transatlantic long-distance call from [[Birmingham]], reaching Kenneth Wilson of chemical manufacturers Albright & Wilson in Birmingham, England. He was charged $81 for the three-minute call.
 * [[1925]]: ''[[Coming Through]]'' premiered in New York City.
 * [[1904]]: [[John Frye]] opened the [[Traders National Bank]] in [[Birmingham]].