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'''June 30''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''June 30''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2014]]: [[Dixon Brooke, Jr]] retired as president and CEO of [[EBSCO Industries]].
* [[2017]]: [[Capers on Park Avenue]] in the [[Bluff Park Community Center]] closed.
* [[2010]]: [[Wallace Lockett]] was elected the 57th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
* [[2010]]: [[Wallace Lockett]] was elected the 57th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
* [[2008]]: [[Jodi Newton]] retired as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* 2008: [[Jim Dunaway]] became the sports anchor at [[WIAT 42]].
* 2008: [[Jim Dunaway]] became the sports anchor at [[WIAT 42]].
* [[2006]]: [[Nancy Clemmons]] retired as director of the [[Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences]].
* 2006: [[Albert Pacifico]] retired as vice chairman of the department of surgery at [[UAB Hospital]].
* [[2004]]: [[Wells Fargo Tower|SouthTrust Tower]] was purchased by Atlanta's Barry Real Estate for $55 million.
* [[2004]]: [[Wells Fargo Tower|SouthTrust Tower]] was purchased by Atlanta's Barry Real Estate for $55 million.
* [[1980]]: [[U. W. Clemon]] was named to the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] by President Jimmy Carter.
* [[1991]]: [[1991 Guns N' Roses concert|Guns N' Roses]] played a massive outdoor concert at the [[Birmingham Race Course]].
* [[1972]]: The [[Highland Racquet Club]] (former [[Birmingham Country Club]] building) was destroyed by fire.
* [[1972]]: The [[Highland Racquet Club]] (former [[Birmingham Country Club]] building) was destroyed by fire.
* [[1969]]: The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the demolition of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[1969]]: The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the demolition of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[1954]]: The [[A. G. Gaston Motel]] opened.
* [[1951]]: The [[Birmingham Electric Company (1921)|Birmingham Electric Company]] became the [[Birmingham Transit Company]].
* [[1951]]: The [[Birmingham Electric Company (1921)|Birmingham Electric Company]] became the [[Birmingham Transit Company]].
* [[1949]]: Ground was broken for the [[Crippled Children's Clinic]].
* [[1949]]: Ground was broken for the [[Crippled Children's Clinic]].
* [[1942]]: Congress cut off funding for the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]].
* [[1942]]: Congress cut off funding for the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]].
* [[1910]]: The city of [[Lipscomb]] was incorporated.
* [[1910]]: The city of [[Lipscomb]] was incorporated.
* [[1907]]: The first train pulled into the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]], still under construction.


[[Image:Mamie Foster.jpg|right|thumb|Mamie Foster]]
==Births==
==Births==
* [[1976]]: Paleontologist [[Jun Ebersole]] was born.
* [[1957]]: Entrepreneur [[Benny Bliss]] was born.
* [[1945]]: Catcher [[Otis Thornton]] was born in [[Docena]].
* [[1945]]: Catcher [[Otis Thornton]] was born in [[Docena]].
* [[1913]]: Architect [[Henry Sprott Long, Sr]] was born.
* [[1913]]: Architect [[Henry Sprott Long Sr]] was born.
* [[1912]]: Educator [[Mamie Foster]] was born.
* [[1912]]: Educator [[Mamie Foster]] was born.
* [[1888]]: Contractor [[Houston Brice, Sr]] was born in Louisiana.
* [[1888]]: Contractor [[Houston Brice Sr]] was born in Louisiana.
* [[1870]]: Reporter, novelist and screenwriter [[Roy McCardell]] was born in Hagerstown, Maryland.
* [[1870]]: Reporter, novelist and screenwriter [[Roy McCardell]] was born in Hagerstown, Maryland.
* [[1854]]: [[Samford University|Howard College]] president [[A. D. Smith]] was born in Cobb County, Georgia.
==Retirements==
* [[2014]]: [[Dixon Brooke Jr]] retired as president and CEO of [[EBSCO Industries]].
* [[2008]]: [[Jodi Newton]] retired as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* [[2006]]: [[Nancy Clemmons]] retired as director of the [[Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences]].
* 2006: [[Albert Pacifico]] retired as vice chairman of the department of surgery at [[UAB Hospital]].


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
* [[2000]]: Business college director [[Minnie Gaston]] died.
* [[1961]]: Baseball player [[Dizzy Dismukes]] died in Campbell, Ohio.
* [[1961]]: Baseball player [[Dizzy Dismukes]] died in Campbell, Ohio.
* [[1957]]: District Court Judge [[Clarence Mullins]] died in [[Mountain Brook]].
* [[1913]]: [[Thomas O'Byrne]], liquor distributor
* [[1913]]: [[Thomas O'Byrne]], liquor distributor


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