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* [[2014]]: The vinyl-clad Pepsi billboard over the [[Two North Twentieth sign]] was dedicated. | * [[2014]]: The vinyl-clad Pepsi billboard over the [[Two North Twentieth sign]] was dedicated. | ||
* [[1984]]: Jesse Jackson made a campaign appearance at [[Kelly Ingram Park]]. | * [[1984]]: Jesse Jackson made a campaign appearance at [[Kelly Ingram Park]]. | ||
* [[1970]]: [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]] held their first services at their current building in [[South Titusville]]. | |||
* [[1957]]: A large group of [[Ku Klux Klan]] members in hoods and robes visited the [[Birmingham Zoo]] to see the result of their donations. | * [[1957]]: A large group of [[Ku Klux Klan]] members in hoods and robes visited the [[Birmingham Zoo]] to see the result of their donations. | ||
* [[1956]]: Brothers [[Billy Dye|Billy]] and [[Robert Dye]] and their cousin [[Dan Brasher]] disappeared. | * [[1956]]: Brothers [[Billy Dye|Billy]] and [[Robert Dye]] and their cousin [[Dan Brasher]] disappeared. | ||
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March 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: The Tuscaloosa Embassy Suites Hotel opened.
- 2014: The vinyl-clad Pepsi billboard over the Two North Twentieth sign was dedicated.
- 1984: Jesse Jackson made a campaign appearance at Kelly Ingram Park.
- 1970: 6th Avenue Baptist Church held their first services at their current building in South Titusville.
- 1957: A large group of Ku Klux Klan members in hoods and robes visited the Birmingham Zoo to see the result of their donations.
- 1956: Brothers Billy and Robert Dye and their cousin Dan Brasher disappeared.
- 1923: A performance by the Washington Goodner Trio at the Frolic Theatre was cut short due to "smutty" jokes.
- 1919: University of Montevallo's College Night tradition began.
- 1915: Oscar Underwood succeeded Francis White as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
- 1899: The Birmingham Southern Railroad Company was organized.
- 1831: Samuel B. Moore, as President of the state Senate, succeeded Gabriel Moore as Governor at his election to the U. S. Senate.
- 1819: William Wyatt Bibb was appointed the first and only governor of the Alabama Territory.
- 1817: The Alabama Territory was created by splitting the Mississippi Territory along the western border of Washington County.
Births
- 1981: Birmingham Zoo elephant Bulwagi was born at Lion Country Safari near West Palm Beach, Florida.
- 1977: Actor Barret Swatek was born.
- 1962: Politician Tim James was born in Opelika.
Deaths
- 1988: Pastor John C. Fletcher died.
- 1988: Actress Lois Wilson died in Reno, Nevada.
- 1924: Industrialist John Eagan died in Asheville, North Carolina.
Sports
- 2014: The Alabama Outlawz won their inaugural game against the Georgia Rampage at Dalton, Georgia.
- 2007: Adalius Thomas signed with the New England Patriots.
- 1987: The Birmingham Turf Club opened.
- 1985: The Birmingham Stallions lost to Denver 40-23.