July 23: Difference between revisions

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July 23 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Sloss: Industry to Art premiered at Sloss Furnaces.
2009: Aviator Camille Baird died.
2007: The 2,000-foot extension of runway 6-24 at Birmingham International Airport was dedicated.
2006: Birmingham Barons pitcher Tyler Lumsden was traded to the Kansas City Royals.
2005: Arkansas Twisters 55 - Birmingham Steeldogs 42 at the BJCC arena.
1998: Theologian and former Vanderbilt chancellor Harvie Branscomb died.
1982: Alabama Crimson Tide basketball and NBA player Gerald Wallace was born in Childersburg.
1958: Maureen Brumbeloe became the Birmingham Police Department's first uniformed female officer.
1952: Former Presbyterian pastor and insurance salesman Sterling Foster died in North Carolina.
1941: Satchel Paige was injured when a pitch hit him in the left arm.
1916: Pharmacist D. O. McClusky, Jr was born.
1904: The Whitman Sisters' New Orleans Troubadours performed at the Jefferson Theatre.
1897: The City Paper Company was founded.

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 * [[2006]]: [[2006 Birmingham Barons|Birmingham Barons]] pitcher [[Tyler Lumsden]] was traded to the Kansas City Royals.
 * [[2005]]: Arkansas Twisters 55 - [[2005 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 42 at the [[BJCC]] arena.
+* [[1998]]: Theologian and former Vanderbilt chancellor [[Harvie Branscomb]] died.
 * [[1982]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball]] and [[NBA player]] [[Gerald Wallace]] was born in [[Childersburg]].
 * [[1958]]: [[Maureen Brumbeloe]] became the [[Birmingham Police Department]]'s first uniformed female officer.