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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]]
* [[2018]]: The [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] acquired [[WVSU-FM]] from [[Samford University]].
* [[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]].
* [[2009]]: [[Bici Cooperative]] held a grand opening for their bike shop at [[Rhodes Park]].
* [[2009]]: [[Bici Cooperative]] held a grand opening for their bike shop at [[Rhodes Park]].
* [[2008]]: [[Aldi]] on [[Gene Reed Road]] in [[Roebuck]] opened.
* [[2008]]: [[Aldi]] on [[Gene Reed Road]] in [[Roebuck]] opened.
* [[2006]]: Jimmie Johnson won the [[Aaron's 499]] at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] (held on Monday after a rain delay).
* [[2006]]: Dispatcher [[Ron McGuffie]] took a leave of absence to run for [[Sheriff of Jefferson County]].
* 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.
* [[2005]]: The [[Joe Muggs]] newsstand at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* [[2004]]: [[Do Dah Day]] was held in the bowl parks on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[2004]]: [[Do Dah Day]] was held in the bowl parks on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[1998]]: Pensacola Barracudas 1 - [[Alabama Saints]] 0 at [[UAB]]'s [[West Campus Field]].
* [[1994]]: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" tour [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[1983]]: [[Birmingham Stallions]] 35 - Washington Federals 3
* [[1983]]: [[Gerry Mitchell]] opened [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]].
* [[1948]]: The [[1948 Southern Negro Youth Conference]] opened at the [[Alliance Gospel Tabernacle]], but was interrupted by the arrest of all white participants, including visiting U.S. Senator Glen Taylor.
* [[1936]]: [[Ersie Bradford]] became the first African American to serve on a [[Jefferson County Courts|Jefferson County]] jury.
* [[1936]]: [[Ersie Bradford]] became the first African American to serve on a [[Jefferson County Courts|Jefferson County]] jury.
* [[1935]]: The [[Southeastern Bible College|Birmingham School of the Bible]] held its first classes.
* [[1935]]: The [[Southeastern Bible College|Birmingham School of the Bible]] held its first classes.
* [[1933]]: [[Hugo Black]] recommended [[Cooper Green]] for [[Postmaster of Birmingham]].
* [[1933]]: [[Hugo Black]] recommended [[Cooper Green]] for [[Postmaster of Birmingham]].
* [[1925]]: The [[Redmont Hotel]] opened.
* [[1925]]: The [[Redmont Hotel]] opened.
* [[1917]]: The [[Smallman-Brice Construction Company]] was incorporated.
* [[1908]]: The [[Mary Cahalan statue]] was dedicated at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]].
* [[1908]]: The [[Mary Cahalan statue]] was dedicated at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]].
* [[1898]]: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War left from the [[L & N Station]] for Mobile.
* [[1898]]: Volunteers for the Spanish-American War left from the [[L & N Station]] for Mobile.
* [[1888]]: The [[Steiner Bank|Steiner Brothers' Bank]] opened in the [[Hewlett Block]] on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[1887]]: [[Ferdinand Neville]] was appointed as the first full time chief of the [[Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[1887]]: [[Ferdinand Neville]] was appointed as the first full time chief of the [[Birmingham Fire Department]].
* 1887: [[J. C. Marks & Company]], a wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer, was organized.
* [[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]].
* [[1814]]: [[John Coffee]]'s forces evacuated and burned [[Mad Town]] on the [[Cahaba River]].


==Births and deaths==
[[File:Bob Cain.jpg|right|thumb|Bob Cain, born May 1, 1939]]
* [[2013]]: [[Mike Froning]], founding director of the [[Birmingham Education Foundation]], died in [[Birmingham]].
==Births==
* [[1987]]: Former running back [[Glen Coffee]] was born in Valparaiso, Florida.
* [[1987]]: Former running back [[Glen Coffee]] was born in Valparaiso, Florida.
* [[1963]]: [[Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration]] founder [[Lee Bidgood]] died in Deland, Florida.
* [[1970]]: Reporter [[Stephanie McCrummen]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[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.
* [[1915]]: Novelist [[Robert Gibbons]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1915]]: Novelist [[Robert Gibbons]] was born in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[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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Vounteers await deployment on May 1, 1898
Bob Cain, born May 1, 1939

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