1968:
Ground was broken for the Talladega Superspeedway.
1998:
The Visionland theme park opened in Bessemer.
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A look back: May 23
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A look back: May 22
1914:
Herman Poole Blount (Sun Ra) was born in Birmingham.
2006:
Taylor Hicks was announced as the winner of American Idol.
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A look back: May 21
1921:
The 1921 National Balloon Race launched from Birmingham, the first event in the city’s semicentennial celebrations.
2003:
Ruben Studdard was announced as the winner of American Idol.
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A look back: May 20
1874:
Visitors for the 1874 Alabama Press Association convention toured public works, Red Mountain and downtown.
1940:
Soul musician Shorty Long was born in Birmingham.
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A look back: May 19
1919:
The Rainbow Viaduct (at 21st Street) was dedicated.
2007:
Activist Simmie Lavender died.
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A look back: May 15
1909:
Terra-cotta cladding for the Empire Building was completed.
2006:
HealthSouth filed its 1st quarter financials, regaining currency with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A look back: May 14
1887:
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was founded at a meeting at O’Brien’s Opera House.
1961:
A Greyhound Bus carrying Freedom Riders was met by a violent mob and no police in downtown Birmingham on Mother’s Day. Check out this entry on Wikipedia to learn more about the historic journey.
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