May 14: Difference between revisions

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May 14 in the history of the Birmingham District:

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.
1999: Michael Gross Day was proclaimed by the Alabama Legislature.
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
1972: First day of the week-long 1972 Billy Graham Alabama Crusade.
1961: A Greyhound Bus carrying Freedom Riders was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown Birmingham on Mother's Day.
1949: Alabama governor Jim Folsom, Jr was born in Montgomery.
1918: Baseball player Wimpy Quinn was born in Birmingham.
1906: Clarence Baldwin, pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church, was born.
1887: The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was founded at a meeting at O'Brien's Opera House.

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 * [[1961]]: A Greyhound Bus carrying [[Freedom Riders]] was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown [[Birmingham]] on Mother's Day.
 * [[1949]]: Alabama governor [[Jim Folsom, Jr]] was born in Montgomery.
+* [[1918]]: Baseball player [[Wimpy Quinn]] was born in Birmingham.
 * [[1906]]: [[Clarence Baldwin]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]], was born.
 * [[1887]]: The [[Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce|Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] was founded at a meeting at [[O'Brien's Opera House]].
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