May 28: Difference between revisions

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May 28 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: Birmingham Barons lost to Jacksonville Suns 4-2 in the 13th annual Rickwood Classic.
2005: Birmingham Steeldogs 55 - Green Bay Blizzard 26 at the BJCC Arena.
1998: The "Centurion" sculpture in front of the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center was rededicated.
1951: Willie Mays got his first hit in the major leagues, the first of 660 career home runs.
1945: The USS Birmingham went in for repairs at Pearl Harbor.
1930: Pedro Gussman married Vera Hancock.
1928: Munger Hall at Birmingham-Southern College was dedicated.
1908: Local prohibition went into effect in Jefferson County, and the Alabama Brewing Company emptied 300 barrels of its product into the streets.
1900: The city was darkened by a total eclipse of the sun in the morning.

1967: Housing manager Keith Hall was born.
1930: Geologist, paleontologist and University of Alabama administrator Douglas E. Jones was born in Tuscaloosa.
1923: Businessman and Shoal Creek developer Hall Thompson was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1916: Novelist Walker Percy was born at St Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham.
1899: Elyton Land Company engineer William Barker died in Birmingham.
1858: Educator and social worker Carrie Tuggle was born in Eufaula.

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 * [[1916]]: Novelist [[Walker Percy]] was born at [[St Vincent's Hospital]] in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1899]]: [[Elyton Land Company]] engineer [[William Barker]] died in [[Birmingham]].
-* [[1895]]: Former congressman [[Hewitt Goldsmith II]] died in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1858]]: Educator and social worker [[Carrie Tuggle]] was born in Eufaula.
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