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* [[1998]]: All four lanes of [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] North were closed for five days after a 23-ton steel coil [[List of interstate accidents involving dropped steel loads|bounced down the interstate]] after falling off a truck. | * [[1998]]: All four lanes of [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] North were closed for five days after a 23-ton steel coil [[List of interstate accidents involving dropped steel loads|bounced down the interstate]] after falling off a truck. | ||
* [[1965]]: [[Yeilding's]] opened at [[Vestavia Plaza]]. | * [[1965]]: [[Yeilding's]] opened at [[Vestavia Plaza]]. | ||
* [[1906]]: [[St Mark's Catholic Church (Thomas)|St Mark's Catholic Church]] was dedicated in [[Thomas]]. | |||
[[Image:FL Shuttlesworth portrait.JPG|right|thumb|Fred Shuttlesworth, born March 18, 1922]] | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* [[1983]]: Artist [[Michael Richardson]] was born. | * [[1983]]: Artist [[Michael Richardson]] was born. | ||
* [[1960]]: Basketball coach [[Bruce Pearl]] was born. | * [[1960]]: Basketball coach [[Bruce Pearl]] was born. | ||
* [[1936]]: Reporter [[Frank Sikora]] was born in Byesville, Ohio. | |||
* [[1934]]: Country star [[Charley Pride]] was born in Sledge, Mississippi. | |||
* [[1922]]: Civil Rights activist [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] was born in Montgomery County. | * [[1922]]: Civil Rights activist [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] was born in Montgomery County. | ||
* [[1919]]: Football star [[Joe Domnanovich]] was born in South Bend, Indiana. | * [[1919]]: Football star [[Joe Domnanovich]] was born in South Bend, Indiana. | ||
* [[1911]]: Businessman [[Ferd Weil]] was born in Birmingham. | * [[1911]]: Businessman [[Ferd Weil]] was born in Birmingham. | ||
* [[1894]]: Architect [[Jack B. Smith]] was born in Birmingham. | |||
* [[1838]]: Attorney [[J. J. Jolly]] was born in Mount Hebron, Greene County. | |||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2023]]: [[Karl Seitz]], ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editorial page editor | |||
* [[2018]]: [[Frank Fleming]], sculptor | |||
* [[1996]]: [[Albert Persons]], aviator & newspaper publisher | |||
==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
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March 18 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2014: Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant was shut down by the Birmingham City Council
- 2008: The final concert at the Bomb Shelter was held.
- 2006: Melaver Inc. announced plans to purchase and renovate the Federal Reserve building.
- 2006: The Dallas Cowboys signed Terrell Owens to a 3-year, $25 million deal.
- 2004: A truck lost a 20-ton steel coil on I-20/59 near the Civic Center leaving five holes in the main roadbed.
- 2003: The FBI raided HealthSouth headquarters.
- 2002: The UAB's Honors House was renamed in honor of William M. and Virginia B. Spencer.
- 1998: All four lanes of I-20/59 North were closed for five days after a 23-ton steel coil bounced down the interstate after falling off a truck.
- 1965: Yeilding's opened at Vestavia Plaza.
- 1906: St Mark's Catholic Church was dedicated in Thomas.
Births
- 1983: Artist Michael Richardson was born.
- 1960: Basketball coach Bruce Pearl was born.
- 1936: Reporter Frank Sikora was born in Byesville, Ohio.
- 1934: Country star Charley Pride was born in Sledge, Mississippi.
- 1922: Civil Rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth was born in Montgomery County.
- 1919: Football star Joe Domnanovich was born in South Bend, Indiana.
- 1911: Businessman Ferd Weil was born in Birmingham.
- 1894: Architect Jack B. Smith was born in Birmingham.
- 1838: Attorney J. J. Jolly was born in Mount Hebron, Greene County.
Deaths
- 2023: Karl Seitz, Birmingham Post-Herald editorial page editor
- 2018: Frank Fleming, sculptor
- 1996: Albert Persons, aviator & newspaper publisher
Sports
- 2014: Auburn University hired Bruce Pearl as its head men's basketball coach.