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[[Image:L&N station 1898.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Vounteers await deployment on May 1, 1898]] | [[Image:L&N station 1898.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Vounteers await deployment on May 1, 1898]] | ||
* [[2015]]: [[Avondale]]'s [[Saturn]] opened with a free concert by Austin's Mother Falcon orchestra. | |||
* [[2013]]: [[Krewe on First]] opened. | * [[2013]]: [[Krewe on First]] opened. | ||
* [[2012]]: [[Freshfully]] opened a retail produce shop in [[Avondale]]. | * [[2012]]: [[Freshfully]] opened a retail produce shop in [[Avondale]]. | ||
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* [[1884]]: The first edition of ''[[The Weekly Iron Age]]'' was published. | * [[1884]]: The first edition of ''[[The Weekly Iron Age]]'' was published. | ||
* [[1863]]: Union Colonel [[Streight's Raid|Streight's forces]] arrived in [[Blountsville]]. | * [[1863]]: Union Colonel [[Streight's Raid|Streight's forces]] arrived in [[Blountsville]]. | ||
==Births and deaths== | ==Births and deaths== | ||
* [[1987]]: Former running back [[Glen Coffee]] was born in Valparaiso, Florida. | * [[1987]]: Former running back [[Glen Coffee]] was born in Valparaiso, Florida. | ||
* [[1940]]: Presbyterian minister [[Bill Hay]] was born. | * [[1940]]: Presbyterian minister [[Bill Hay]] was born. | ||
* [[1939]]: Musician and club owner [[Bob Cain]] was born in Hartselle. | * [[1939]]: Musician and club owner [[Bob Cain]] was born in Hartselle. | ||
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* [[1864]]: Druggist and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]] [[William Gunn]] was born in Coffee County, Tennessee. | * [[1864]]: Druggist and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]] [[William Gunn]] was born in Coffee County, Tennessee. | ||
* [[1798]]: Physician and settler [[Daniel Davis]] was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina. | * [[1798]]: Physician and settler [[Daniel Davis]] was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina. | ||
==Deaths== | |||
* [[2013]]: [[Mike Froning]], founding director of the [[Birmingham Education Foundation]], died in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[1963]]: [[Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration]] founder [[Lee Bidgood]] died in Deland, Florida. | |||
==Sports== | |||
* [[2006]]: Jimmie Johnson won the [[Aaron's 499]] at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] (held on Monday after a rain delay). | |||
* [[1998]]: Pensacola Barracudas 1 - [[Alabama Saints]] 0 at [[UAB]]'s [[West Campus Field]]. | |||
* [[1983]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 35 - Washington Federals 3 | |||
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May 1 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2015: Avondale's Saturn opened with a free concert by Austin's Mother Falcon orchestra.
- 2013: Krewe on First opened.
- 2012: Freshfully opened a retail produce shop in Avondale.
- 2009: Bici Cooperative held a grand opening for their bike shop at Rhodes Park.
- 2008: Aldi on Gene Reed Road in Roebuck opened.
- 2006: Dispatcher Ron McGuffie took a leave of absence to run for Sheriff of Jefferson County.
- 2005: The Joe Muggs newsstand at Five Points South closed.
- 2004: Do Dah Day was held in the bowl parks on Highland Avenue.
- 1983: Gerry Mitchell opened Almost Famous art gallery at Five Points South.
- 1936: Ersie Bradford became the first African American to serve on a Jefferson County jury.
- 1935: The Birmingham School of the Bible held its first classes.
- 1933: Hugo Black recommended Cooper Green for Postmaster of Birmingham.
- 1925: The Redmont Hotel opened.
- 1917: The Smallman-Brice Construction Company was incorporated.
- 1908: The Mary Cahalan statue was dedicated at Capitol Park.
- 1898: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War left from the L & N Station for Mobile.
- 1887: Ferdinand Neville was appointed as the first full time chief of the Birmingham Fire Department.
- 1884: The first edition of The Weekly Iron Age was published.
- 1863: Union Colonel Streight's forces arrived in Blountsville.
Births and deaths
- 1987: Former running back Glen Coffee was born in Valparaiso, Florida.
- 1940: Presbyterian minister Bill Hay was born.
- 1939: Musician and club owner Bob Cain was born in Hartselle.
- 1915: Novelist Robert Gibbons was born in Tuscaloosa.
- 1864: Druggist and Alderman William Gunn was born in Coffee County, Tennessee.
- 1798: Physician and settler Daniel Davis was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina.
Deaths
- 2013: Mike Froning, founding director of the Birmingham Education Foundation, died in Birmingham.
- 1963: Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration founder Lee Bidgood died in Deland, Florida.
Sports
- 2006: Jimmie Johnson won the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway (held on Monday after a rain delay).
- 1998: Pensacola Barracudas 1 - Alabama Saints 0 at UAB's West Campus Field.
- 1983: Birmingham Stallions 35 - Washington Federals 3