November 6: Difference between revisions

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November 6 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2012: 2012 general election
2007: Sojourns moved into its current space on 20th Street North.
2002: The 5th annual Birmingham Area Music Awards ceremony was held.
1993: Bob Riley declared Helen Sellers Davis Day, honoring the pioneering Alabama architect.
1985: The Jim Bennett Bridge opened over U.S. Highway 31 near Brookwood Medical Center.
1967: Robertson Towers opened to residents in Tuscaloosa.
1965: A Baton Rouge man spent 30 minutes on the roof ledge of the Bankhead Hotel, threatening to jump.
1962: Birmingham voters chose to replace the Birmingham City Commission with a Mayor-Council form of government.
1907: The Terrace Court apartments were christened at an invitation-only gala.
1901: John Coe married Margaret Ware Smith in Birmingham.
1871: The first train entered Birmingham at 10:00 PM. It was conducted by Porter Lewis on the Alabama Central Railroad line.

1970: Author Kevin McGowin was born in Birmingham.
1965: Birmingham Barons manager Ever Magallanes was born in El Sauz, Mexico.
1963: Birmingham Police Chief A. C. Roper was born in Birmingham.
1939: Former Auburn Tigers football coach Pat Dye was born in Blythe, Georgia.
1931: Detroit City Council president and "Beverly Hills Cop" actor Gil Hill was born in Birmingham.
1919: Sports columnist Benny Marshall was born in Vincent.

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 * [[1907]]: The [[Terrace Court]] apartments were christened at an invitation-only gala.
 * [[1901]]: [[John Coe]] married Margaret Ware Smith in [[Birmingham]].
-* [[1871]]: The first train entered [[Birmingham]]. It was conducted by [[Porter Lewis]] on the [[Alabama Central Railroad]] line.
+* [[1871]]: The first train entered [[Birmingham]] at 10:00 PM. It was conducted by [[Porter Lewis]] on the [[Alabama Central Railroad]] line.
 ==Births==