June 5: Difference between revisions

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June 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Jefferson County Commissioner Larry Langford declared his intention to campaign for Mayor of Birmingham.
1997: A dropped steel coil caused damage on I-65 near Greensprings Avenue.
1983: Steve Spurrier's Tampa Bay Bandits 45 - Birmingham Stallions 17 at Tampa Stadium.
1982: Alabama Magic 33 - Florida Suns 0 at Florida
1961: The area north of the Weiss Dam on the Coosa River was impounded, creating Weiss Lake.
1956: Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth founded the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
1945: Mayor Bernard Kincaid was born in Pratt City.
1918: Mine worker Henry Higginbotham registered for the draft.
1895: A. H. Parker married Bessie D. Pettiford at Tuskegee Institute's chapel.
1888: Ensley Furnace No. 3 was blown in.

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 * [[2007]]: [[Jefferson County Commission|Jefferson County Commissioner]] [[Larry Langford]] declared his intention to campaign for [[Mayor of Birmingham]].
-* [[1997]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving steel coils|dropped steel coil]] caused damage on [[I-65]] near [[Greensprings Avenue]].
+* [[1997]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving dropped steel loads|dropped steel coil]] caused damage on [[I-65]] near [[Greensprings Avenue]].
 * [[1983]]: Steve Spurrier's Tampa Bay Bandits 45 - [[Birmingham Stallions]] 17 at Tampa Stadium.
 * [[1982]]: [[Alabama Magic]] 33 - Florida Suns 0 at Florida