July 20: Difference between revisions

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July 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

1941: Joseph Raya was ordained a priest of the Melkite Catholic Church.
1959: John's Restaurant reopened after renovations.
1940: The Bessemer veterans memorial was erected in the median of Bessemer Super Highway.
1894: A fire broke out at Stowers Furniture Company, eventually engulfing the Caldwell Hotel and other businesses.

1972: Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback and radio personality Jay Barker was born.
1967: Attorney and state legislator Paul DeMarco was born.
1896: World War I Flying Ace James Meissner was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia.

2008: Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park
2006: The Birmingham Barons' minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox was extended until 2010.
1947: Paul Lehner hit an inside-the-park grand slam to give the St Louis Browns a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a Sunday double-header.

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 * [[1941]]: [[Joseph Raya]] was ordained a priest of the Melkite Catholic Church.
+* [[1959]]: [[John's City Diner|John's Restaurant]] reopened after renovations.
+* [[1940]]: The [[Bessemer veterans memorial]] was erected in the median of [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
 * [[1894]]: [[1894 downtown fire|A fire]] broke out at [[Stowers Furniture Company]], eventually engulfing the [[Caldwell Hotel]] and other businesses.