May 14: Difference between revisions

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May 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2013: Barbeque Pit Stop opened in Clay.
2013: The Birmingham City Council passed the "Kevin Felder ordinance" establishing stiff security and reporting requirements for nightclubs.
2007: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a Wachovia Bank branch on Bessemer Superhighway in Bessemer.
2002: Cahaba Heights residents voted almost 2-to-1 to be annexed by Vestavia Hills.
1999: Michael Gross Day was proclaimed by the Alabama Legislature.
1975: Rudy Ray Moore made personal appearances at screenings of "Dolemite" at the Empire Theatre and Midfield Theatre.
1972: First day of the week-long 1972 Billy Graham Alabama Crusade.
1963: Thousands of protesters marched as a "Black Wall" through downtown Birmingham to challenge segregation at stores and lunch counters. Most business owners locked their doors for the day and posted armed guards.
1961: A Trailways bus carrying Freedom Riders was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown Birmingham on Mother's Day.
1887: The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was founded at a meeting at O'Brien's Opera House.
1887: Property owners South of Birmingham petitioned to incorporate as the Town of Highland.

2008: Ben Saxon died in Birmingham
2008: Brandee Skinner died in Macon, Georgia.
2007: Two employees were killed during a robbery at a Wachovia Bank branch on Bessemer Superhighway in Bessemer.

2005: San Diego Riptide 77 - Birmingham Steeldogs 44 at San Diego.
2004: Birmingham Steeldogs 55 - Florida Firecats 34 at the BJCC Arena.
1983: Birmingham Stallions 35 - Los Angeles Express 20 at Legion Field.
1982: Sprinter Carl Lewis beat the 10-second 100-meter sprint at Modesto, California

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 * [[1975]]: Rudy Ray Moore made personal appearances at screenings of "Dolemite" at the [[Empire Theatre]] and [[Midfield Theatre]].
 * [[1972]]: First day of the week-long [[1972 Billy Graham Alabama Crusade]].
+* [[1963]]: Thousands of protesters marched as a "[[Black Wall]]" through [[downtown Birmingham]] to challenge [[segregation]] at stores and lunch counters. Most business owners locked their doors for the day and posted armed guards.
 * [[1961]]: A Trailways bus carrying [[Freedom Rides|Freedom Riders]] was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown [[Birmingham]] on Mother's Day.
 * [[1887]]: The [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] was founded at a meeting at [[O'Brien's Opera House]].