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'''March 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''March 3''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2007]]: [[Adalius Thomas]] signed with the New England Patriots.
* [[2019]]: The [[2019 Lee County tornado outbreak]] killed 23 people.
* [[1988]]: Pastor [[John C. Fletcher]] died.
* [[2015]]: The [[Tuscaloosa Embassy Suites Hotel]] opened.
* [[1985]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] lost to Denver 40-23.
* [[2014]]: The vinyl-clad Pepsi billboard over the [[Two North Twentieth sign]] was dedicated.
* [[1981]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]] elephant [[Bulwagi]] was born at Lion Country Safari near West Palm Beach, Florida.
* [[1984]]: Jesse Jackson made a campaign appearance at [[Kelly Ingram Park]].
* [[1977]]: Actor [[Barret Swatek]] was born.
* [[1970]]: [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]] held their first services at their current building in [[South Titusville]].
* [[1962]]: Politician [[Tim James]] was born in [[Opelika]].
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[1919]]: [[University of Montevallo]]'s [[College Night]] tradition began.
* [[1915]]: [[Oscar Underwood]] succeeded [[Frank White]] as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
* [[1899]]: The [[Birmingham Southern Railroad Company]] was organized.
* [[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.  
* [[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.
[[Image:Bulwagi.jpg|right|thumb|Bulwagi, born March 3, 1981]]
==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]].
* [[1912]]: Physiologist and [[UAB Graduate School]] dean [[Samuel Barker]] was born in Montclair, New Jersey.
==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.


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March 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Bulwagi, born March 3, 1981

Births

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