July 16: Difference between revisions

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July 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Birmingham Airport Authority approved renaming the airport for Fred Shuttlesworth.
2007: Demolition of the 1917 Birmingham News building began.
2005: Brandee Skinner's BMW plunged into the Cahaba River, killing her two children.
2005: The Birmingham Steeldogs won 23-20 on the road against the South Georgia Wildcats.
1992: Pro football Hall of Famer Buck Buchanan died.
1961: First Lutheran Church named Reverend Martin A. Buerger as pastor.
1932: Charles Gratton, proprietor of the downtown Green Acres Cafe, was born.
1932: Satchel Paige pitched his first no-hitter in the Negro League.
1913: Mayor George Seibels was born in Coronado, California.
1903: The National Weather Bureau established a full-time "First Order" Weather Forecast Office in Birmingham
1845: Former Howard College President Benjamin Frankin Riley was born in Pineville.

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 * [[2005]]: [[Brandee Skinner]]'s BMW plunged  into the [[Cahaba River]], killing her two children.
 * 2005: The [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] won 23-20 on the road against the South Georgia Wildcats.
+* [[1992]]: Pro football Hall of Famer [[Buck Buchanan]] died.
 * [[1961]]: [[First Lutheran Church]] named Reverend [[Martin A. Buerger]] as pastor.
 * [[1932]]: [[Charles Gratton]], proprietor of the downtown [[Green Acres Cafe]], was born.