March 24

March 24 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2007: Long time John's Restaurant and La Paree server Ralph Hicks died.
• 2006: A 30 foot tall steel sculpture of a calla lily was installed outside Norton's Florist on 22nd Street South.
• 2006: Compass Bank acquired TexasBanc Holding Company of Fort Worth, Texas.
• 2006: Faith Church of the Nazarene in Hayden was destroyed by fire.
• 2004: Center Point purchased Barber Springs and the adjoining 2.8 acres for what is now Reed-Harvey Park.
• 2000: The Bernice L. Wright Lustron House and the John D. and Katherine Gleissner Lustron House, both on Cahaba Road, and the Lustron House on Columbiana Road were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
• 1995: ConTinuity 1995 began at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center.
• 1986: Bobby Unser set a closed-course speed record for four-wheel drive vehicles at Talladega Superspeedway.
• 1985: The Birmingham Stallions defeated Jim Mora's Baltimore Stars 7-3 at Byrd Stadium.
• 1983: Baseball player Eric West was born in Birmingham.
• 1979: Baseball player Seth Bobbitt was born in Alabaster.
• 1970: Buddy Baker broke the 200 mph barrier at Talladega Superspeedway.
• 1966: Mafia courier Virginia Hill died in Austria.
• 1949: The home of Bishop S. L. Green was bombed.
• 1941: Homewood Public Library was established.
• 1941: Drummer Lester Cobb was born.
• 1916: Social reformer Julia S. Tutwiler died in Birmingham.